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 42
... kind enough to inform you that these fancies which you have so greedily imbibed are a thousand years old and as musty as they are ancient ? I little expected , in this enlightened and sci- entific age , to find a disciple of Albertus ...
... kind enough to inform you that these fancies which you have so greedily imbibed are a thousand years old and as musty as they are ancient ? I little expected , in this enlightened and sci- entific age , to find a disciple of Albertus ...
Page 60
... kind and attentive nurse than himself ; and , firm in the hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt that , instead of doing harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in reality very ill , and ...
... kind and attentive nurse than himself ; and , firm in the hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt that , instead of doing harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in reality very ill , and ...
Page 137
... kind host ; I have food ; it is warmth and rest only that I need . ' " I sat down , and a silence ensued . I knew that every minute was precious to me , yet I remained irresolute in what manner to commence the interview , when the old ...
... kind host ; I have food ; it is warmth and rest only that I need . ' " I sat down , and a silence ensued . I knew that every minute was precious to me , yet I remained irresolute in what manner to commence the interview , when the old ...
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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