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 17
... but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are often depressed . I am about to
proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the emergencies of which will demand all
my fortitude : I am required not only to raise the spirits of others , but sometimes to
...
... but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are often depressed . I am about to
proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the emergencies of which will demand all
my fortitude : I am required not only to raise the spirits of others , but sometimes to
...
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But he is generally melancholy and despairing ; and sometimes he gnashes his
teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppress him . When my guest was
a little recovered , I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask ...
But he is generally melancholy and despairing ; and sometimes he gnashes his
teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppress him . When my guest was
a little recovered , I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask ...
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Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope
which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone
possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon gazed
on my ...
Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope
which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone
possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon gazed
on my ...
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Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope
which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone
possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon gazed
on my ...
Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope
which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone
possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon gazed
on my ...
Page 46
Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly , that I felt - the palpitation of
every artery ; at others , I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme
weakness . Mingled with this horror , I felt the bitterness of disappointment :
dreams ...
Sometimes my pulse beat so quickly and hardly , that I felt - the palpitation of
every artery ; at others , I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme
weakness . Mingled with this horror , I felt the bitterness of disappointment :
dreams ...
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User Review - GoodreadsAt times, I was fearful to not be immersed in this haunting and deeply tragic novel. I was very much afraid I would turn a corner or flip on a light to see a demonic monster standing in my wake. In ... Read full review
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| 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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