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 78
... entered my father's house . I told the servants not to disturb the family and went into the library to attend their usual hour of rising . Six years had elapsed , passed as a dream but for one indelible trace , and I stood in the same ...
... entered my father's house . I told the servants not to disturb the family and went into the library to attend their usual hour of rising . Six years had elapsed , passed as a dream but for one indelible trace , and I stood in the same ...
Page 109
... entered , but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the chil- dren shrieked and one of the women fainted . The whole village was roused ; some fled , some attacked me , until , grievously bruised by stones and many other ...
... entered , but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the chil- dren shrieked and one of the women fainted . The whole village was roused ; some fled , some attacked me , until , grievously bruised by stones and many other ...
Page 166
... entered this city , our minds were filled with the remembrance of the events that had been transacted there more than a century and a half before . It was here that Charles I had collected his forces . This city had remained faithful to ...
... entered this city , our minds were filled with the remembrance of the events that had been transacted there more than a century and a half before . It was here that Charles I had collected his forces . This city had remained faithful 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