Frankenstein: Or, the Modern PrometheusHere is the classic novel of supreme horror that has held readers spellbound since its publication in 1816. This new edition will also feature an examination of the films inspired by Shelley's groundbreaking work, plus a fascinating look into genetic engineering and the modern implications of this immortal tale. |
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Page 66
... Geneva . But he has already recov- ered his spirits and is reported to be on the point of marrying a very lively , pretty Frenchwoman , Madame Tavernier . She is a widow , and much older than Manoir , but she is very much admired and a ...
... Geneva . But he has already recov- ered his spirits and is reported to be on the point of marrying a very lively , pretty Frenchwoman , Madame Tavernier . She is a widow , and much older than Manoir , but she is very much admired and a ...
Page 84
... Geneva . On her return , at about nine o'clock , she met a man who asked her if she had seen anything of the child who was lost . She was alarmed by this account and passed several hours in looking for him , when the gates of Geneva ...
... Geneva . On her return , at about nine o'clock , she met a man who asked her if she had seen anything of the child who was lost . She was alarmed by this account and passed several hours in looking for him , when the gates of Geneva ...
Page 191
... Geneva . The past appeared to me in the light of a frightful dream ; yet the vessel in which I was , the wind that blew me from the detested shore of Ireland , and the sea which surrounded me told me too forcibly that I was deceived by ...
... Geneva . The past appeared to me in the light of a frightful dream ; yet the vessel in which I was , the wind that blew me from the detested shore of Ireland , and the sea which surrounded me told me too forcibly that I was deceived by ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beauty became beheld beloved bestow child choly Clerval companion consolation cottage countenance cousin creature crime dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt forever Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief happiness heard heart heaven hope horror human imagination Ingolstadt inhabitants innocent journey Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labours lake live looked marriage Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley melan mind miserable misfortunes Modern Prometheus monster Mont Blanc morning mountains murderer natural philosophy nature never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed passion peace perceived Percy Bysshe Shelley pleasure poor possessed rage reflect remained resolved Safie sank scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow soul spirit strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion tranquillity Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch