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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Page 69
... revenge . Yet this is not consolation for you , my Justine , unless indeed that you may glory in escaping from so miserable a den . Alas ! I would I were in peace with my aunt and my lovely William , escaped from a world which is ...
... revenge . Yet this is not consolation for you , my Justine , unless indeed that you may glory in escaping from so miserable a den . Alas ! I would I were in peace with my aunt and my lovely William , escaped from a world which is ...
Page 72
... revenge burst all bounds of moderation . I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes , could I , when there , have precipi- tated him to their base . I wished to see him again , that I might wreak the utmost extent ...
... revenge burst all bounds of moderation . I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes , could I , when there , have precipi- tated him to their base . I wished to see him again , that I might wreak the utmost extent ...
Page 73
... revenge , in your countenance , that makes me tremble . Be calm , my dear Vic- tor ; I would sacrifice my life to your peace . We surely shall be happy : quiet in our native country , and not mingling in the world , what can disturb our ...
... revenge , in your countenance , that makes me tremble . Be calm , my dear Vic- tor ; I would sacrifice my life to your peace . We surely shall be happy : quiet in our native country , and not mingling in the world , what can disturb our ...
Page 107
... revenge . I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants , and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery . ness . " When night came , I quitted my retreat , and wandered in the wood ; and now , no longer ...
... revenge . I could with pleasure have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants , and have glutted myself with their shrieks and misery . ness . " When night came , I quitted my retreat , and wandered in the wood ; and now , no longer ...
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