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 21
... creature in his better days , being even now in wreck so attractive and amiable . I said in one of my letters , my dear Margaret , that I should find no friend on the wide ocean ; yet I have found a man who , before his spirit had been ...
... creature in his better days , being even now in wreck so attractive and amiable . I said in one of my letters , my dear Margaret , that I should find no friend on the wide ocean ; yet I have found a man who , before his spirit had been ...
Page 102
... creature , and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part , the which thou owest me . Oh , Frankenstein , be not equitable to every other and tram- ple upon me alone , to whom thy ...
... creature , and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king if thou wilt also perform thy part , the which thou owest me . Oh , Frankenstein , be not equitable to every other and tram- ple upon me alone , to whom thy ...
Page 152
... creature who could exist in the ice caves of the glaciers and hide himself from pursuit among the ridges of inac ... creatures demanded of me that I should comply with his request . Turning to him , therefore , I said , “ I consent to ...
... creature who could exist in the ice caves of the glaciers and hide himself from pursuit among the ridges of inac ... creatures demanded of me that I should comply with his request . Turning to him , therefore , I said , “ I consent to ...
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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