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 75
... lake ! How do you welcome your wanderer ? Your summits are clear ; the sky and lake are blue and placid . Is this to prognosticate peace or to mock at my unhappiness ? " I fear , my friend , that I shall render myself tedious by ...
... lake ! How do you welcome your wanderer ? Your summits are clear ; the sky and lake are blue and placid . Is this to prognosticate peace or to mock at my unhappiness ? " I fear , my friend , that I shall render myself tedious by ...
Page 76
... lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt . Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes , and another darkened and some- times disclosed the Môle , a peaked mountain to the east of the lake . While ...
... lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt . Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes , and another darkened and some- times disclosed the Môle , a peaked mountain to the east of the lake . While ...
Page 92
... lake after that hour had ren- dered our residence within the walls of Geneva very irk- some to me . I was now free . Often , after the rest of the family had retired for the night , I took the boat and passed many hours upon the water ...
... lake after that hour had ren- dered our residence within the walls of Geneva very irk- some to me . I was now free . Often , after the rest of the family had retired for the night , I took the boat and passed many hours upon the water ...
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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