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 7
... human passions more comprehensive and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can yield . I have thus endeavoured to preserve the truth of the ele- mentary principles of human nature , while I have not scru ...
... human passions more comprehensive and commanding than any which the ordinary relations of existing events can yield . I have thus endeavoured to preserve the truth of the ele- mentary principles of human nature , while I have not scru ...
Page 48
... human frame , and , indeed , any animal endued with life . Whence , I often asked myself , did the principle of life proceed ? It was a bold question , and one which has ever been considered as a mystery ; yet with how many things are ...
... human frame , and , indeed , any animal endued with life . Whence , I often asked myself , did the principle of life proceed ? It was a bold question , and one which has ever been considered as a mystery ; yet with how many things are ...
Page 53
... human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity . I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule . If ...
... human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity . I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule . If ...
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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