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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... possessed the promise of better things hereafter . Still I did nothing . Travelling , and the cares of a family , occupied my time ; and study , in the way of reading , or improving my ideas in communication with his far more cultivated ...
... possessed the promise of better things hereafter . Still I did nothing . Travelling , and the cares of a family , occupied my time ; and study , in the way of reading , or improving my ideas in communication with his far more cultivated ...
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... possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vivid- ness far beyond the usual bound of reverie . I saw — with shut eyes , but acute mental vision - I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts ...
... possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vivid- ness far beyond the usual bound of reverie . I saw — with shut eyes , but acute mental vision - I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts ...
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... possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to exchange the ghastly image of my fancy for the realities around . I see them still ; the very room , the dark parquet , the closed shutters , with the moonlight ...
... possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to exchange the ghastly image of my fancy for the realities around . I see them still ; the very room , the dark parquet , the closed shutters , with the moonlight ...
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... possessed of dauntless courage . But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy ; and the absence of the object of which I now feel as a most severe evil . I have no friend , Margaret : when I am glowing with the ...
... possessed of dauntless courage . But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy ; and the absence of the object of which I now feel as a most severe evil . I have no friend , Margaret : when I am glowing with the ...
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... possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals , should I have any fresh incidents to record . August 13th , 17— . My affection for my guest increases every day . He excites at ...
... possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my journal concerning the stranger at intervals , should I have any fresh incidents to record . August 13th , 17— . My affection for my guest increases every day . He excites at ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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