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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... voice would answer in the affirmative ! My courage and my resolution is firm ; but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are often depressed . I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the emergencies of which will demand all ...
... voice would answer in the affirmative ! My courage and my resolution is firm ; but my hopes fluctuate , and my spirits are often depressed . I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage , the emergencies of which will demand all ...
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... voice of command was never heard among us ; but mutual affection engaged us all to comply . with and obey the slightest desire of each other . CHAPTER II . WHE HEN I had attained the age 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 33 electrical machine ...
... voice of command was never heard among us ; but mutual affection engaged us all to comply . with and obey the slightest desire of each other . CHAPTER II . WHE HEN I had attained the age 3 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 33 electrical machine ...
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... and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections of the first days ; but when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil , 34 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections of the first days ; but when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil , 34 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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... voice and repulsive countenance ; the teacher , therefore , did not prepossess me in favor of his doctrine . Besides , I had a contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy . It was very different , when the masters of the science ...
... voice and repulsive countenance ; the teacher , therefore , did not prepossess me in favor of his doctrine . Besides , I had a contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy . It was very different , when the masters of the science ...
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... voice , proved that it was the same which , an hour before the child had been missed , she had placed round his neck , a murmur of horror and indignation filled the court . Justine was called on for her defence . As the trial had pro ...
... voice , proved that it was the same which , an hour before the child had been missed , she had placed round his neck , a murmur of horror and indignation filled the court . Justine was called on for her defence . As the trial had pro ...
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