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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... resolved on my present undertaking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hard- ship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on several expeditions ...
... resolved on my present undertaking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hard- ship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on several expeditions ...
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... resolved every night to record , as nearly as possible in his own words , what he has related during the day . If I should be engaged , I will at least make notes . This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure ; but ...
... resolved every night to record , as nearly as possible in his own words , what he has related during the day . If I should be engaged , I will at least make notes . This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure ; but ...
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... resolved to seek him out and endeavor to persuade him to begin the world again through his credit and assistance . Beaufort had taken effectual measures to conceal himself ; and it was ten months before my father discovered his abode ...
... resolved to seek him out and endeavor to persuade him to begin the world again through his credit and assistance . Beaufort had taken effectual measures to conceal himself ; and it was ten months before my father discovered his abode ...
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... resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with ...
... resolved that I should become a student at the university of Ingolstadt . I had hitherto attended the schools of Geneva ; but my father thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with ...
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