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 109
... cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance , but after my late dearly bought experience , I dared not enter it . My ... cottage and discover if I could remain in the habitation I had found . It was situat- ed against the back of the ...
... cottage of a neat and pleasant appearance , but after my late dearly bought experience , I dared not enter it . My ... cottage and discover if I could remain in the habitation I had found . It was situat- ed against the back of the ...
Page 112
... cottage , the old man walked before the cottage in the sun for a few minutes , leaning on the arm of the youth . Nothing could exceed in beauty the contrast between these two excellent creatures . One was old with silver hairs and a ...
... cottage , the old man walked before the cottage in the sun for a few minutes , leaning on the arm of the youth . Nothing could exceed in beauty the contrast between these two excellent creatures . One was old with silver hairs and a ...
Page 142
... cottage that morning , and waited anxiously to discover from his discourse the meaning of these unusual appearances . " Do you consider , ' said his companion to him , ' that you will be obliged to pay three months ' rent and to lose ...
... cottage that morning , and waited anxiously to discover from his discourse the meaning of these unusual appearances . " Do you consider , ' said his companion to him , ' that you will be obliged to pay three months ' rent and to lose ...
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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