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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... thing I can ever hope to pro- duce ) and myself agreed to write each a story , founded on some supernatural occurrence . The weather , however , suddenly became serene ; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps , and lost ...
... thing I can ever hope to pro- duce ) and myself agreed to write each a story , founded on some supernatural occurrence . The weather , however , suddenly became serene ; and my two friends left me on a journey among the Alps , and lost ...
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... thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the promise of better things hereafter . Still I did nothing . Travelling , and the cares of a family , occupied my time ; and study , in the way of reading ...
... thing worthy of notice , but that he might himself judge how far I possessed the promise of better things hereafter . Still I did nothing . Travelling , and the cares of a family , occupied my time ; and study , in the way of reading ...
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... things , my ghost story would be unworthy of its name . I thought and pondered -vainly . I felt that blank ... thing must have a beginning , to speak in Sanchean phrase ; and that beginning must be linked to something that went ...
... things , my ghost story would be unworthy of its name . I thought and pondered -vainly . I felt that blank ... thing must have a beginning , to speak in Sanchean phrase ; and that beginning must be linked to something that went ...
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... thing he had put together . I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out , and then , on the working of some powerful engine , show signs of life , and stir with an uneasy , half - vital motion . Frightful must it be ; for ...
... thing he had put together . I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out , and then , on the working of some powerful engine , show signs of life , and stir with an uneasy , half - vital motion . Frightful must it be ; for ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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