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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I never saw a man in so wretched a condition . We attempted to carry him into the
cabin , but as soon as he had quitted the fresh air , he fainted . We accordingly
brought him back to the deck , and restored him to animation by rubbing him with
...
I never saw a man in so wretched a condition . We attempted to carry him into the
cabin , but as soon as he had quitted the fresh air , he fainted . We accordingly
brought him back to the deck , and restored him to animation by rubbing him with
...
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How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe , or how delineate the wretch
whom , with such infinite pains and care , I had endeavored to form ? His limbs
were in proportion , and I had selected his features as beautiful . Beautiful !
How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe , or how delineate the wretch
whom , with such infinite pains and care , I had endeavored to form ? His limbs
were in proportion , and I had selected his features as beautiful . Beautiful !
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A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch . I
had gazed on him while unfinished : he was ugly then ; but when those muscles
and joints were rendered capable of motion , it became a thing such as even ...
A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch . I
had gazed on him while unfinished : he was ugly then ; but when those muscles
and joints were rendered capable of motion , it became a thing such as even ...
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I afterwards learned , that , knowing my father ' s advanced age , and unfitness for
so long a journey , and how wretched my sickness would make Elizabeth , he
spared them this grief by concealing the extent of my disorder . He knew that I ...
I afterwards learned , that , knowing my father ' s advanced age , and unfitness for
so long a journey , and how wretched my sickness would make Elizabeth , he
spared them this grief by concealing the extent of my disorder . He knew that I ...
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| Title | Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Sever, Francis, & Company, 1869 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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