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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... sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat , with his holiday mates , on an expedition of discovery up his native ...
... sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death , and to induce me to commence this laborious voyage with the joy a child feels when he embarks in a little boat , with his holiday mates , on an expedition of discovery up his native ...
Page 19
... early season ; so that , perhaps , I may sail sooner than I expected . I shall do nothing rashly ; you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and considerateness whenever the safety of others is com- THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 19.
... early season ; so that , perhaps , I may sail sooner than I expected . I shall do nothing rashly ; you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and considerateness whenever the safety of others is com- THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 19.
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... sufficiently upon my own powers . I wish therefore that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor have I believed it impossible to find a true friend . " I agree with you , " replied ...
... sufficiently upon my own powers . I wish therefore that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor have I believed it impossible to find a true friend . " I agree with you , " replied ...
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... sufficient to provide him with sustenance for some months , and in the mean time he hoped to procure some respectable employment in a mer- chant's house . The interval was consequently spent in inaction . His grief only became more deep ...
... sufficient to provide him with sustenance for some months , and in the mean time he hoped to procure some respectable employment in a mer- chant's house . The interval was consequently spent in inaction . His grief only became more deep ...
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... sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections dur- ing my journey to Ingolstadt , which was long and fatiguing . At length the high white steeple of the town met my eyes . I alighted , and was conducted to my solitary ...
... sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections dur- ing my journey to Ingolstadt , which was long and fatiguing . At length the high white steeple of the town met my eyes . I alighted , and was conducted to my solitary ...
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