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 64
... poor nor so despised , their manners are more refined and moral . A servant in Geneva does not mean the same thing ... poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection . Poor Justine was very ill ...
... poor nor so despised , their manners are more refined and moral . A servant in Geneva does not mean the same thing ... poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection . Poor Justine was very ill ...
Page 79
... Poor , poor girl , is she the accused ? But it is wrongfully ; everyone knows that ; no one believes it , surely , Ernest ? " " No one did at first , but several circumstances came out that have almost forced conviction upon us ; and ...
... Poor , poor girl , is she the accused ? But it is wrongfully ; everyone knows that ; no one believes it , surely , Ernest ? " " No one did at first , but several circumstances came out that have almost forced conviction upon us ; and ...
Page 80
... poor guiltless Justine . Alas ! Who is safe , if she be con- victed of crime ? I rely on her innocence as certainly as I do upon my own . Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy , but this poor ...
... poor guiltless Justine . Alas ! Who is safe , if she be con- victed of crime ? I rely on her innocence as certainly as I do upon my own . Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy , but this poor ...
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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