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 34
... pleasure in dwelling on the recollec- tions of childhood , before misfortune had tainted my mind and changed its bright visions of extensive useful- ness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self . Besides , in drawing the picture of ...
... pleasure in dwelling on the recollec- tions of childhood , before misfortune had tainted my mind and changed its bright visions of extensive useful- ness into gloomy and narrow reflections upon self . Besides , in drawing the picture of ...
Page 106
... pleasure . I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees . * I gazed with a kind of wonder . It moved slowly , but it enlightened my path , and I again went out in search of berries . I was still cold when under one ...
... pleasure . I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees . * I gazed with a kind of wonder . It moved slowly , but it enlightened my path , and I again went out in search of berries . I was still cold when under one ...
Page 115
... pleasure or pain , smiles or sadness , in the minds and countenances of the hear- ers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every attempt I made for this purpose ...
... pleasure or pain , smiles or sadness , in the minds and countenances of the hear- ers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every attempt I made for this purpose ...
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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