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 93
... hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation . I would have made a pil- grimage to the highest peak of the Andes , could I when there have precipitated him to their base . I wished to see him again , that I might wreak the utmost ...
... hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation . I would have made a pil- grimage to the highest peak of the Andes , could I when there have precipitated him to their base . I wished to see him again , that I might wreak the utmost ...
Page 152
... hatred and vice must be my portion ; the love of another will destroy the cause of my crimes , and I shall become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant . My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor , and ...
... hatred and vice must be my portion ; the love of another will destroy the cause of my crimes , and I shall become a thing of whose existence everyone will be ignorant . My vices are the children of a forced solitude that I abhor , and ...
Page 230
... hatred , it did not endure the violence of the change without torture such as you cannot even imagine . " After the murder of Clerval I returned to Switzerland heartbroken and overcome . I pitied Frankenstein ; my pity amounted to ...
... hatred , it did not endure the violence of the change without torture such as you cannot even imagine . " After the murder of Clerval I returned to Switzerland heartbroken and overcome . I pitied Frankenstein ; my pity amounted 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