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 122
... heard of the slothful Asiatics , of the stupendous genius and men- tal activity of the Grecians , of the wars and wonderful virtue of the early Romans - of their subsequent degen- erating of the decline of that mighty empire , of chival ...
... heard of the slothful Asiatics , of the stupendous genius and men- tal activity of the Grecians , of the wars and wonderful virtue of the early Romans - of their subsequent degen- erating of the decline of that mighty empire , of chival ...
Page 174
... heard the creaking of my door as if someone endeavoured to open it softly . I trem- bled from head to foot ; I felt a presentiment of who it was , and wished to rouse one of the peasants who dwelt in a cottage not far from mine ; but I ...
... heard the creaking of my door as if someone endeavoured to open it softly . I trem- bled from head to foot ; I felt a presentiment of who it was , and wished to rouse one of the peasants who dwelt in a cottage not far from mine ; but I ...
Page 178
... heard weighed on my thoughts , but I did not reflect that a voluntary act of mine could avert it . I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious ...
... heard weighed on my thoughts , but I did not reflect that a voluntary act of mine could avert it . I had resolved in my own mind that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious ...
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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