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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... have resulted in the highest specimens of poetry . The circumstance on which my story rests was suggested in casual conversation . It was commenced , partly as a source of amusement , and partly as an expedient for PREFACE. ...
... have resulted in the highest specimens of poetry . The circumstance on which my story rests was suggested in casual conversation . It was commenced , partly as a source of amusement , and partly as an expedient for PREFACE. ...
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... rest . When I had placed my head on my pillow , I did not sleep , nor could I be said to think . My imagination , unbidden , possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vivid- ness far beyond the ...
... rest . When I had placed my head on my pillow , I did not sleep , nor could I be said to think . My imagination , unbidden , possessed and guided me , gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vivid- ness far beyond the ...
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... rest for a few hours . In the morning , however , as soon as it was light , I went upon deck , and found all the sailors busy on one side of the vessel , apparently talking to some one in the sea . It was , in fact , a sledge ; like ...
... rest for a few hours . In the morning , however , as soon as it was light , I went upon deck , and found all the sailors busy on one side of the vessel , apparently talking to some one in the sea . It was , in fact , a sledge ; like ...
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... rest , and learn to think ourselves fortunate , while one re- mains whom the spoiler has not seized . My journey to Ingolstadt , which had been deferred by these events , was now again determined upon . I obtained from my father a ...
... rest , and learn to think ourselves fortunate , while one re- mains whom the spoiler has not seized . My journey to Ingolstadt , which had been deferred by these events , was now again determined upon . I obtained from my father a ...
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