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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... took so fast hold of his mind , that at the end of three months he lay on a bed of sickness , incapable of any exertion . Her father grew worse ; His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness ; but she saw with despair that ...
... took so fast hold of his mind , that at the end of three months he lay on a bed of sickness , incapable of any exertion . Her father grew worse ; His daughter attended him with the greatest tenderness ; but she saw with despair that ...
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... took a cursory view of the present state of the science , and explained many of its elementary terms . After having made a few preparatory experiments , he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry , the terms of which I shall ...
... took a cursory view of the present state of the science , and explained many of its elementary terms . After having made a few preparatory experiments , he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry , the terms of which I shall ...
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... took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the uses of his various machines ; instructing me as to what I ought to procure , and promising me the use of his own , when I should have advanced far enough in the science not to ...
... took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the uses of his various machines ; instructing me as to what I ought to procure , and promising me the use of his own , when I should have advanced far enough in the science not to ...
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... took my leave . Thus ended a day memorable to me ; it decided my future des- tiny . FR CHAPTER III . ROM this day natural philosophy , and particularly chemistry , in the most comprehensive sense of the term , became nearly my sole ...
... took my leave . Thus ended a day memorable to me ; it decided my future des- tiny . FR CHAPTER III . ROM this day natural philosophy , and particularly chemistry , in the most comprehensive sense of the term , became nearly my sole ...
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... took notice of my silence by inquiring into my occupations more particularly than before . Winter , Spring , and Summer passed during my labors ; but I did not watch the blossom or the expanding leaves , sights which before always ...
... took notice of my silence by inquiring into my occupations more particularly than before . Winter , Spring , and Summer passed during my labors ; but I did not watch the blossom or the expanding leaves , sights which before always ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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