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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... tears , and , throwing herself at his feet , entreated him to spare her , confessing at the same time that she loved another , but that he was poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend re - assured ...
... tears , and , throwing herself at his feet , entreated him to spare her , confessing at the same time that she loved another , but that he was poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend re - assured ...
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... Tears gushed from the eyes of Elizabeth ; they proceeded partly from sorrow at my departure , and partly because she reflected that the same journey was to have taken place three months before , when a mother's blessing would have ...
... Tears gushed from the eyes of Elizabeth ; they proceeded partly from sorrow at my departure , and partly because she reflected that the same journey was to have taken place three months before , when a mother's blessing would have ...
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... tear my thoughts from my employment , loathsome in itself , but which had taken an irresistible hold of my imagination . I wished , as it were , to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object which ...
... tear my thoughts from my employment , loathsome in itself , but which had taken an irresistible hold of my imagination . I wished , as it were , to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object which ...
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... tears already flow . Adieu , my dearest cousin . Elizabeth Lavenza . " Geneva , March 18th , 17— . " " Dear , dear Elizabeth ! " I exclaimed when I had read her letter ; " I will write instantly , and relieve them from the anxiety they ...
... tears already flow . Adieu , my dearest cousin . Elizabeth Lavenza . " Geneva , March 18th , 17— . " " Dear , dear Elizabeth ! " I exclaimed when I had read her letter ; " I will write instantly , and relieve them from the anxiety they ...
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... tears and wretchedness ! And how , Victor , can I relate your misfortune ? Absence cannot have rendered you callous to our joys and griefs ; and how shall I inflict pain on an absent child ? I wish to prepare you for the woful news ...
... tears and wretchedness ! And how , Victor , can I relate your misfortune ? Absence cannot have rendered you callous to our joys and griefs ; and how shall I inflict pain on an absent child ? I wish to prepare you for the woful news ...
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