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 53
... allowed any pursuit whatsoever to interfere with the tranquillity of his domestic affections , Greece had not been enslaved , Caesar would have spared his country , America would have been discov- ered more gradually , and the empires ...
... allowed any pursuit whatsoever to interfere with the tranquillity of his domestic affections , Greece had not been enslaved , Caesar would have spared his country , America would have been discov- ered more gradually , and the empires ...
Page 91
... allowed me to look back upon the past with self - satisfaction , and from thence to gather promise of new hopes , I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt , which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures such as no lan- guage ...
... allowed me to look back upon the past with self - satisfaction , and from thence to gather promise of new hopes , I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt , which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures such as no lan- guage ...
Page 144
... allowed me no respite ; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food ; but a circumstance that happened when I arrived on the confines of Switzerland , when the sun had recovered its warmth and the earth ...
... allowed me no respite ; no incident occurred from which my rage and misery could not extract its food ; but a circumstance that happened when I arrived on the confines of Switzerland , when the sun had recovered its warmth and the earth ...
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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