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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... sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking . It is impossible to communicate to you a con- ception of the trembling sensation , half fearful , with which I am preparing to depart . I am going to unexplored regions , to " the land ...
... sensations on the near prospect of my undertaking . It is impossible to communicate to you a con- ception of the trembling sensation , half fearful , with which I am preparing to depart . I am going to unexplored regions , to " the land ...
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... sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance , that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones from ...
... sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance , that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones from ...
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... to a slow and cruel death . I writhed under his words , yet dared not exhibit the pain I felt . Clerval , whose eyes and feelings were always quick in discerning the sensations of others , declined THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 53.
... to a slow and cruel death . I writhed under his words , yet dared not exhibit the pain I felt . Clerval , whose eyes and feelings were always quick in discerning the sensations of others , declined THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 53.
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. always quick in discerning the sensations of others , declined the subject , alleging in excuse his total ignorance ; and the conversa- tion took a more general turn . I thanked my friend from my heart , but ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. always quick in discerning the sensations of others , declined the subject , alleging in excuse his total ignorance ; and the conversa- tion took a more general turn . I thanked my friend from my heart , but ...
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