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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... present day , and to the exhibition of the amia- bleness of domestic affection , and the excellence of univer- sal virtue . The opinions which naturally spring from the character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived ...
... present day , and to the exhibition of the amia- bleness of domestic affection , and the excellence of univer- sal virtue . The opinions which naturally spring from the character and situation of the hero are by no means to be conceived ...
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... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible ; its broad disk just skirting the horizon , and diffusing a perpetual splendor . There― for with your leave , my ...
... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible ; its broad disk just skirting the horizon , and diffusing a perpetual splendor . There― for with your leave , my ...
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... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my ...
... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my ...
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... present day . The stranger has gradually improved in health , but is very silent , and appears uneasy when any one except myself enters his cabin . Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested in ...
... present day . The stranger has gradually improved in health , but is very silent , and appears uneasy when any one except myself enters his cabin . Yet his manners are so conciliating and gentle , that the sailors are all interested in ...
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... presents itself to the soul , and the despair that is exhibited on the coun- tenance . It is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she whom we saw every day , and whose very existence appeared a part of our own , can have ...
... presents itself to the soul , and the despair that is exhibited on the coun- tenance . It is so long before the mind can persuade itself that she whom we saw every day , and whose very existence appeared a part of our own , can have ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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