Frankenstein. Mary ShelleyDesperate in his search of the secret of life, young Dr Victor Frankenstein attempts to construct and then bring to life a previously inanimate creature. He succeeds, yet immediately finds himself horrified and repulsed by the fruit of his long-lasting labors and, as a result, abandons the creature without a word. This action begins a series of tragic events in the life of the scientist, as the enraged monster begins his quest to fill every minute of Dr. Frankenstein’s life with terror, dread and misery. First published in 1818, this novel continues to captivate the audience today. Frankenstein is not merely a horror story, but, rather, a tale that would make its readers ponder on the pursuit of knowledge and explore what monstrosity truly means. |
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... expression of wildness, and even madness, but there are moments when, if anyone performs an act of kindness towards him or does him any the most trifling service, his whole countenance is lighted up, as it were, with a beam of ...
... expression of wildness, and even madness, but there are moments when, if anyone performs an act of kindness towards him or does him any the most trifling service, his whole countenance is lighted up, as it were, with a beam of ...
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... various trains of reflection. I spoke of my desire of finding a friend, of my thirst for a more intimate sympathy with a fellow mind than had ever fallen to my lot, and expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little.
... various trains of reflection. I spoke of my desire of finding a friend, of my thirst for a more intimate sympathy with a fellow mind than had ever fallen to my lot, and expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little.
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little happiness who did not enjoy ... expression and a voice whose varied intonations are.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. expressed my conviction that a man could boast of little happiness who did not enjoy ... expression and a voice whose varied intonations are.
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. facility of expression and a voice whose varied intonations are soul-subduing music. August 19th, 17-. Yesterday the ... expressed these feelings in my answer. “I thank you,” he replied, “for your sympathy,
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. facility of expression and a voice whose varied intonations are soul-subduing music. August 19th, 17-. Yesterday the ... expressed these feelings in my answer. “I thank you,” he replied, “for your sympathy,
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... by the name of cousin. No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me-my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only. Chapter 2 Wyear were e were brought up together; there.
... by the name of cousin. No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me-my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only. Chapter 2 Wyear were e were brought up together; there.
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