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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... wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young girl , came ...
... wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young girl , came ...
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... wish therefore that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor ... wishes may not be a serpent to sting you , as mine has been to me . I do not know that the relation of my misfortunes ...
... wish therefore that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor ... wishes may not be a serpent to sting you , as mine has been to me . I do not know that the relation of my misfortunes ...
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... wish , " he said , " that you should con- sider her as your own daughter , and educate her thus . Her moth- er's fortune is secured to her , the documents of which I will commit to your keeping . Reflect upon this proposition , and ...
... wish , " he said , " that you should con- sider her as your own daughter , and educate her thus . Her moth- er's fortune is secured to her , the documents of which I will commit to your keeping . Reflect upon this proposition , and ...
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... wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheerfully consented . Some accident prevented my attending these lectures until the course was nearly finished . The lecture being therefore one of the ...
... wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheerfully consented . Some accident prevented my attending these lectures until the course was nearly finished . The lecture being therefore one of the ...
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... wish is to become really a man of science , and not a petty experimentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the ...
... wish is to become really a man of science , and not a petty experimentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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