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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... mountains near , that my true compositions , the airy flights of my imagination , were born and fostered . I did not make myself the heroine of my tales . Life ap- peared to me too commonplace an affair as regarded myself . I could not ...
... mountains near , that my true compositions , the airy flights of my imagination , were born and fostered . I did not make myself the heroine of my tales . Life ap- peared to me too commonplace an affair as regarded myself . I could not ...
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... mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources ; but , swelling as it proceeded , it became the torrent which , in its course , has swept away all my hopes and joys . Natural Philosophy is the genius that has regulated my ...
... mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources ; but , swelling as it proceeded , it became the torrent which , in its course , has swept away all my hopes and joys . Natural Philosophy is the genius that has regulated my ...
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... mountains of Jura ; and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens . I remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a ...
... mountains of Jura ; and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens . I remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a ...
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... mountains , " the palaces of nature , " were not changed . By degrees the calm and heavenly scene restored me , and I continued my journey towards Geneva . The road ran by the side of the lake , which became narrower as I approached my ...
... mountains , " the palaces of nature , " were not changed . By degrees the calm and heavenly scene restored me , and I continued my journey towards Geneva . The road ran by the side of the lake , which became narrower as I approached my ...
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... mountains , and , more than all , thy lovely lake . Yet , as I drew nearer home , grief and fear again overcame me . Night also closed around ; and when I could hardly see the dark mountains , I felt still more gloomily . The picture ...
... mountains , and , more than all , thy lovely lake . Yet , as I drew nearer home , grief and fear again overcame me . Night also closed around ; and when I could hardly see the dark mountains , I felt still more gloomily . The picture ...
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