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 10
... heaven , for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose a point on which the soul may fix its intellec- tual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years . I have read with ardour ...
... heaven , for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose a point on which the soul may fix its intellec- tual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years . I have read with ardour ...
Page 44
... heavens ; they have discovered how the blood circulates , and the nature of the air we breathe . They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers ; they can command the thunders of heaven , mimic the earthquake , and even mock the ...
... heavens ; they have discovered how the blood circulates , and the nature of the air we breathe . They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers ; they can command the thunders of heaven , mimic the earthquake , and even mock the ...
Page 88
... heaven , where we shall all be happy ; and that consoles me , going as I am to suffer ignominy and death . " " Oh , Justine ! Forgive me for having for one moment distrusted you . Why did you confess ? But do not mourn , dear girl . Do ...
... heaven , where we shall all be happy ; and that consoles me , going as I am to suffer ignominy and death . " " Oh , Justine ! Forgive me for having for one moment distrusted you . Why did you confess ? But do not mourn , dear girl . Do ...
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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