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 101
... miserable head ? Begone , vile insect ! Or rather , stay , that I may trample you to dust ! And , oh ! That I could , with the extinction of your miserable existence , restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered ! " " I ...
... miserable head ? Begone , vile insect ! Or rather , stay , that I may trample you to dust ! And , oh ! That I could , with the extinction of your miserable existence , restore those victims whom you have so diabolically murdered ! " " I ...
Page 167
... miserable fears to contemplate the divine ideas of liberty and self - sacrifice of which these sights were the monuments and the remembrancers . For an instant I dared to shake off my chains and look around me with a free and lofty ...
... miserable fears to contemplate the divine ideas of liberty and self - sacrifice of which these sights were the monuments and the remembrancers . For an instant I dared to shake off my chains and look around me with a free and lofty ...
Page 215
... miserable hours must you endure until that period shall arrive . " Scoffing devil ! Again do I vow vengeance ; again do I devote thee , miserable fiend , to torture and death . Never will I give up my search until he or I perish ; and ...
... miserable hours must you endure until that period shall arrive . " Scoffing devil ! Again do I vow vengeance ; again do I devote thee , miserable fiend , to torture and death . Never will I give up my search until he or I perish ; and ...
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