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 115
... learned and applied the words fire , milk , bread , and wood . I learned also the names of the cottagers themselves . The youth and his companion had each of them several names , but the old man had only one , which was father . The ...
... learned and applied the words fire , milk , bread , and wood . I learned also the names of the cottagers themselves . The youth and his companion had each of them several names , but the old man had only one , which was father . The ...
Page 143
... learned from your papers that you were my father , my creator ; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life ? Among the lessons that Felix had bestowed upon Safie , geography had not been omitted ; I ...
... learned from your papers that you were my father , my creator ; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life ? Among the lessons that Felix had bestowed upon Safie , geography had not been omitted ; I ...
Page 186
... learned that Mr. Kirwin had shown me extreme kindness . He had caused the best room in the prison to be prepared for me ( wretched indeed was the best ) ; and it was he who had provided a physician and a nurse . It is true , he sel- dom ...
... learned that Mr. Kirwin had shown me extreme kindness . He had caused the best room in the prison to be prepared for me ( wretched indeed was the best ) ; and it was he who had provided a physician and a nurse . It is true , he sel- dom ...
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Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
Frankenstein: or `The Modern Prometheus': The 1818 Text Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Limited preview - 2018 |
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