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 108
... appeared capable . His appearance , different from any I had ever before seen , and his flight somewhat surprised me . But I was enchanted by the appearance of the hut : here the snow and rain could not penetrate ; the ground was dry ...
... appeared capable . His appearance , different from any I had ever before seen , and his flight somewhat surprised me . But I was enchanted by the appearance of the hut : here the snow and rain could not penetrate ; the ground was dry ...
Page 122
... appeared at one time a mere scion of the evil principle and at another as all that can be conceived of noble and godlike . To be a great and virtuous man appeared the highest honour that can befall a sensitive being ; to be base and ...
... appeared at one time a mere scion of the evil principle and at another as all that can be conceived of noble and godlike . To be a great and virtuous man appeared the highest honour that can befall a sensitive being ; to be base and ...
Page 182
... appeared as witnesses on this occasion . About half a dozen men came forward ; and , one being selected by the magistrate , he deposed that he had been out fishing the night before with his son and brother - in - law , Daniel Nugent ...
... appeared as witnesses on this occasion . About half a dozen men came forward ; and , one being selected by the magistrate , he deposed that he had been out fishing the night before with his son and brother - in - law , Daniel Nugent ...
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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