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 75
... dark mountains , I felt still more gloomily . The picture appeared a vast and dim scene of evil , and I foresaw obscurely that I was destined to become the most wretched of human beings . Alas ! I prophesied truly , and failed only in ...
... dark mountains , I felt still more gloomily . The picture appeared a vast and dim scene of evil , and I foresaw obscurely that I was destined to become the most wretched of human beings . Alas ! I prophesied truly , and failed only in ...
Page 105
... dark and opaque bodies had surrounded me , impervious to my touch or sight ; but I now found that I could wander on at liberty , with no obstacles which I could not either surmount or avoid . The light became more and more oppressive to ...
... dark and opaque bodies had surrounded me , impervious to my touch or sight ; but I now found that I could wander on at liberty , with no obstacles which I could not either surmount or avoid . The light became more and more oppressive to ...
Page 153
... darkness ; but my heart was heavy and my steps slow . The labour of winding among the little paths of the mountains ... dark pines rose before me , and every here and there a broken tree lay on the ground ; it was a scene of wonderful ...
... darkness ; but my heart was heavy and my steps slow . The labour of winding among the little paths of the mountains ... dark pines rose before me , and every here and there a broken tree lay on the ground ; it was a scene of wonderful ...
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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