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 105
... felt , heard , and smelt at the same time ; and it was , indeed , a long time before I learned to distinguish between the opera- tions of my various senses . By degrees , I remember , a stronger light pressed upon my nerves so that I ...
... felt , heard , and smelt at the same time ; and it was , indeed , a long time before I learned to distinguish between the opera- tions of my various senses . By degrees , I remember , a stronger light pressed upon my nerves so that I ...
Page 179
... felt a few sensations of terror . I had no compass with me and was so slenderly acquainted with the geography of this part of the world that the sun was of little benefit to me . I might be driven into the wide Atlantic and feel all the ...
... felt a few sensations of terror . I had no compass with me and was so slenderly acquainted with the geography of this part of the world that the sun was of little benefit to me . I might be driven into the wide Atlantic and feel all the ...
Page 193
... felt attracted even to the most repulsive among them as to creatures of an angelic nature and celestial mechanism . But I felt that I had no right to share their intercourse . I had unchained an enemy among them whose joy it was to shed ...
... felt attracted even to the most repulsive among them as to creatures of an angelic nature and celestial mechanism . But I felt that I had no right to share their intercourse . I had unchained an enemy among them whose joy it was to shed ...
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Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
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