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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Page 25
... smile at the warmth of my expressions , while I find every day new , causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . Yesterday the stranger said to me , " You may easily perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and ...
... smile at the warmth of my expressions , while I find every day new , causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . Yesterday the stranger said to me , " You may easily perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and ...
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... smile that plays upon the lips , although it may be deemed a sacrilege , is not banished . My mother was dead , but we had still duties which we ought to perform ; we must continue our course with the rest , and learn to think ourselves ...
... smile that plays upon the lips , although it may be deemed a sacrilege , is not banished . My mother was dead , but we had still duties which we ought to perform ; we must continue our course with the rest , and learn to think ourselves ...
Page 39
... smile , how Cornelius Agrippa went on ; while M. Waldman expressed the most heartfelt exultation in my prog- Two years passed in this manner , during which I paid no visit to Geneva , but was engaged , heart and soul , in the pursuit of ...
... smile , how Cornelius Agrippa went on ; while M. Waldman expressed the most heartfelt exultation in my prog- Two years passed in this manner , during which I paid no visit to Geneva , but was engaged , heart and soul , in the pursuit of ...
Page 52
... smiles , two little dimples appear on each cheek , which are rosy with health . He has already had one or two little wives , but Louisa Biron is his favorite , a pretty little girl of five years of age . " Now , dear Victor , I dare say ...
... smiles , two little dimples appear on each cheek , which are rosy with health . He has already had one or two little wives , but Louisa Biron is his favorite , a pretty little girl of five years of age . " Now , dear Victor , I dare say ...
Page 54
... smiles and frowns of a fair enemy , and the fire that consumes your own heart . How different from the manly and heroical poetry of Greece and Rome . - Summer passed away in these occupations , and my return to Geneva was fixed for the ...
... smiles and frowns of a fair enemy , and the fire that consumes your own heart . How different from the manly and heroical poetry of Greece and Rome . - Summer passed away in these occupations , and my return to Geneva was fixed for the ...
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