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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... pursued travel in the same fash- ion ? " " Yes . " " Then I fancy we have seen him ; for , the day before we picked you up , we saw some dogs drawing a sledge , with a man in it , across the ice . " This aroused the stranger's attention ...
... pursued travel in the same fash- ion ? " " Yes . " " Then I fancy we have seen him ; for , the day before we picked you up , we saw some dogs drawing a sledge , with a man in it , across the ice . " This aroused the stranger's attention ...
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... pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but our family was not scientifical , and I had not attended any of the THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 31.
... pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but our family was not scientifical , and I had not attended any of the THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 31.
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... pursued it for its own sake . That applica- tion which at first had been a matter of duty and resolution , now became so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of morning while I was yet engaged in my laboratory ...
... pursued it for its own sake . That applica- tion which at first had been a matter of duty and resolution , now became so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of morning while I was yet engaged in my laboratory ...
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... Pursuing these reflections , I thought , that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter , I might in process ... pursued my under- taking with unremitting ardor . My cheek had grown pale with study , and my person had become ...
... Pursuing these reflections , I thought , that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter , I might in process ... pursued my under- taking with unremitting ardor . My cheek had grown pale with study , and my person had become ...
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... pursuing the devil ; but it would have been in vain , for another flash discovered him to me hanging among the rocks of the nearly perpendicular ascent of Mount Salêve , a hill that bounds Plainpalais on the south . He soon reached the ...
... pursuing the devil ; but it would have been in vain , for another flash discovered him to me hanging among the rocks of the nearly perpendicular ascent of Mount Salêve , a hill that bounds Plainpalais on the south . He soon reached the ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestow calm Chamonix Clerval Cologny companion consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavored endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle girl grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocence journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labors lake listened live looked Lord Byron Mark Lemon marriage mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed peace perceived pleasure possessed promise reflected remained resolved revenge rienced Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch