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 148
... forever robbed of all that she could give me , she shall atone . The crime had its source in her ; be hers the punishment ! Thanks to the lessons of Felix and the sanguinary laws of man , I had learned now to work mischief . I bent over ...
... forever robbed of all that she could give me , she shall atone . The crime had its source in her ; be hers the punishment ! Thanks to the lessons of Felix and the sanguinary laws of man , I had learned now to work mischief . I bent over ...
Page 152
... forever , and every other place in the neighbour- hood of man , as soon as I shall deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you in your exile . " " I swear , " he cried , " by the sun and by the blue sky of heaven and by the ...
... forever , and every other place in the neighbour- hood of man , as soon as I shall deliver into your hands a female who will accompany you in your exile . " " I swear , " he cried , " by the sun and by the blue sky of heaven and by the ...
Page 158
... forever . Or ( so my fond fancy imaged ) some accident might meanwhile occur to destroy him and put an end to my slavery forever . These feelings dictated my answer to my father . I expressed a wish to visit England , but concealing the ...
... forever . Or ( so my fond fancy imaged ) some accident might meanwhile occur to destroy him and put an end to my slavery forever . These feelings dictated my answer to my father . I expressed a wish to visit England , but concealing the ...
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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