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 34
... become one among those whose names are recorded in story as the gallant and adventurous benefactors of our species . The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine - dedicated lamp in our peaceful home . Her sympathy was ours ; her ...
... become one among those whose names are recorded in story as the gallant and adventurous benefactors of our species . The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine - dedicated lamp in our peaceful home . Her sympathy was ours ; her ...
Page 152
... become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant . My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor , and my virtues will necessarily arise when I live in communion with an equal . I shall feel the affections of a ...
... become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant . My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor , and my virtues will necessarily arise when I live in communion with an equal . I shall feel the affections of a ...
Page 172
... become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate and delight , for its own sake , in murder and wretchedness . He had sworn to quit the neighbourhood of man and hide himself in deserts , but she had not ; and she , who in all ...
... become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate and delight , for its own sake , in murder and wretchedness . He had sworn to quit the neighbourhood of man and hide himself in deserts , but she had not ; and she , who in all ...
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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