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 9
The shape was lost beneath the shadow of the castle walls; but soon a gate
swung back, a step was heard, the door of the chamber opened, and he
advanced to the couch of the blooming youths, cradled in healthy sleep. Eternal
sorrow sat ...
The shape was lost beneath the shadow of the castle walls; but soon a gate
swung back, a step was heard, the door of the chamber opened, and he
advanced to the couch of the blooming youths, cradled in healthy sleep. Eternal
sorrow sat ...
Page 17
I do not intend to sail until the month of June: and when shall I return? Ah, dear
sister, how can I answer this question? If I succeed, many, many months, perhaps
years, will pass before you and I may meet. If I fail, you will see me again soon, ...
I do not intend to sail until the month of June: and when shall I return? Ah, dear
sister, how can I answer this question? If I succeed, many, many months, perhaps
years, will pass before you and I may meet. If I fail, you will see me again soon, ...
Page 22
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 that we had seen before, which had drifted ...
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 that we had seen before, which had drifted ...
Page 23
Soon after, when he was alone with me, he said, "I have, doubtless, excited your
curiosity, as well as that of these good people; but you are too considerate to
make inquiries." "Certainly; it would indeed be very impertinent and inhuman in
me ...
Soon after, when he was alone with me, he said, "I have, doubtless, excited your
curiosity, as well as that of these good people; but you are too considerate to
make inquiries." "Certainly; it would indeed be very impertinent and inhuman in
me ...
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But before I continue my narrative, I must record an incident which took place
when I was four years of age. My father had' a sister, whom he tenderly loved,
and who had married early in life an Italian gentleman. Soon after her marriage,
she ...
But before I continue my narrative, I must record an incident which took place
when I was four years of age. My father had' a sister, whom he tenderly loved,
and who had married early in life an Italian gentleman. Soon after her marriage,
she ...
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User Review - GoodreadsFrankenstein, I don't know what to begin this review with? Let's start with The Pace, This book is painfully slow paced,especially when the story is narrated by Frankenstein or Victor Frankenstein who ... 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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