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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These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter , and I
feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to Heaven ; for nothing
contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on ...
These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter , and I
feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to Heaven ; for nothing
contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on ...
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His grief only became more deep and rankling , when he had leisure for
reflection ; and at length it took so fast hold of his mind , that at the end of three
months he lay on a bed of sickness , incapable of any exertion . His daughter
attended him ...
His grief only became more deep and rankling , when he had leisure for
reflection ; and at length it took so fast hold of his mind , that at the end of three
months he lay on a bed of sickness , incapable of any exertion . His daughter
attended him ...
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I feel pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood , before misfortune
had tainted my mind , and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into
gloomy and narrow reflections upon self . But , in drawing the picture of my early
...
I feel pleasure in dwelling on the recollections of childhood , before misfortune
had tainted my mind , and changed its bright visions of extensive usefulness into
gloomy and narrow reflections upon self . But , in drawing the picture of my early
...
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... a part of our own , , can have departed forever , that the brightness of a beloved
eye can have been extinguished , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear
to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections ...
... a part of our own , , can have departed forever , that the brightness of a beloved
eye can have been extinguished , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear
to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections ...
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... me away , and indulged in the most melancholy reflections . I , who had ever
been surrounded by amiable companions , continually engaged in endeavoring
to bestow mutual pleasure , I was now alone THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 35.
... me away , and indulged in the most melancholy reflections . I , who had ever
been surrounded by amiable companions , continually engaged in endeavoring
to bestow mutual pleasure , I was now alone THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 35.
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| Title | Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Sever, Francis, & Company, 1869 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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