Frankenstein, or, The Modern PrometheusFrankenstein was published in 1818, the work of a 21-year-old genius named Mary Shelley. Hundreds of movies, adaptations, and monster masks later, its reputation remains so lively that the title has become its own word in the English language. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, discovers the secret of reanimating the dead. After he rejects his hideous creation, not even the farthest poles of the earth will keep his bitter monster from seeking an inhuman revenge. Inspired by a uniquely Romantic view of science’s possibilities, Shelley’s masterpiece ultimately wrestles with the hidden shadows of the human mind. |
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... Poor Polidori had some terrible idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a key - hole - what to see I forget — something very shock- ing and wrong , of course : but when she was reduced to a worse ...
... Poor Polidori had some terrible idea about a skull - headed lady , who was so punished for peeping through a key - hole - what to see I forget — something very shock- ing and wrong , of course : but when she was reduced to a worse ...
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... poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have ...
... poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me ; whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have ...
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... poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend re - assured the suppliant , and on being informed of the name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money ...
... poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend re - assured the suppliant , and on being informed of the name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money ...
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... poor girl , who committed herself to his care , and after the inter- ment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva , and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event , Caroline became his wife . When my ...
... poor girl , who committed herself to his care , and after the inter- ment of his friend he conducted her to Geneva , and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event , Caroline became his wife . When my ...
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