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 , as he brought them successively to us , clothed in all the light and
harmony of poetry , seemed to stamp as divine the glories of heaven and earth ,
whose influences we partook with him . But it proved a wet , ungenial summer ,
and ...
These , as he brought them successively to us , clothed in all the light and
harmony of poetry , seemed to stamp as divine the glories of heaven and earth ,
whose influences we partook with him . But it proved a wet , ungenial summer ,
and ...
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I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle ; and may
regulate a thousand celestial observations , that require only this voyage to
render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever . I shall satiate my ardent
curiosity ...
I may there discover the wondrous power which attracts the needle ; and may
regulate a thousand celestial observations , that require only this voyage to
render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever . I shall satiate my ardent
curiosity ...
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We accordingly lay to , hoping that some change would take place in the
atmosphere and weather . About two o ' clock the mist cleared away , and we
beheld , stretched out in every direction , vast and irregular plains of ice , which
seemed to ...
We accordingly lay to , hoping that some change would take place in the
atmosphere and weather . About two o ' clock the mist cleared away , and we
beheld , stretched out in every direction , vast and irregular plains of ice , which
seemed to ...
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He was not , as the other traveller seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of some
undiscovered island , but an European . When I appeared on deck , the master
said , “ Here is our captain , and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea .
He was not , as the other traveller seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of some
undiscovered island , but an European . When I appeared on deck , the master
said , “ Here is our captain , and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea .
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... at a place of safety before that time ; but of this I could not judge . From this time
the stranger seemed very eager to be upon deck , to watch for the sledge which
had before appeared ; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin , for he ...
... at a place of safety before that time ; but of this I could not judge . From this time
the stranger seemed very eager to be upon deck , to watch for the sledge which
had before appeared ; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin , for he ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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