Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusA classic since 1818, this is the tale of a scientist whose dream becomes his nightmare when the creature he creates, then rejects, comes back to wreak revenge. Featuring five eerie full-color plates that add to this timeless story. |
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Page 77
... Fear overcame me ; I dared not advance , dreading a thousand nameless evils that made me tremble , although I was unable to define them . I remained two days at Lausanne in this painful state of mind . I contemplated the lake ; the ...
... Fear overcame me ; I dared not advance , dreading a thousand nameless evils that made me tremble , although I was unable to define them . I remained two days at Lausanne in this painful state of mind . I contemplated the lake ; the ...
Page 84
... fear , therefore , that any cir- cumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her . My tale was not one to announce publicly ; its astounding horror would be looked upon as madness by the vulgar . Did anyone ...
... fear , therefore , that any cir- cumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her . My tale was not one to announce publicly ; its astounding horror would be looked upon as madness by the vulgar . Did anyone ...
Page 99
... fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness . I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime , which by its enormity should almost efface the ...
... fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness . I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime , which by its enormity should almost efface the ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beauty became beheld beloved bestow Clerval companion consolation cottage countenance cousin creature crime dared dark daugh dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt forever Frances Hodgson Burnett Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief hands happiness heard heart heaven hope horror human Ingolstadt inhabitants innocent journey Justine kind Kirwin Krempe L. M. Montgomery labours lake live looked Louisa May Alcott marriage MARY SHELLEY mind miserable misfortune monster Mont Blanc morning mountains murderer natural philosophy nature never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed passion peace perceived pleasure poor possessed rage reflect remained resolved Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow soul spirit strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion tranquillity vengeance Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch