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 152
... promise of virtues which he had displayed on the opening of his existence and the subsequent blight of all kindly feeling by the loathing and scorn which his protectors had manifested towards him . His power and threats were not omitted ...
... promise of virtues which he had displayed on the opening of his existence and the subsequent blight of all kindly feeling by the loathing and scorn which his protectors had manifested towards him . His power and threats were not omitted ...
Page 174
... promise ? I have endured toil and misery ; I left Switzerland with you ; I crept along the shores of the Rhine , among its willow islands and over the summits of its hills . I have dwelt many months in the heaths of England , and among ...
... promise ? I have endured toil and misery ; I left Switzerland with you ; I crept along the shores of the Rhine , among its willow islands and over the summits of its hills . I have dwelt many months in the heaths of England , and among ...
Page 224
... promise that if the vessel should be freed I would instantly direct my course southward . This speech troubled me . I had not despaired , nor had I yet conceived the idea of returning if set free . Yet could I , in justice , or even in ...
... promise that if the vessel should be freed I would instantly direct my course southward . This speech troubled me . I had not despaired , nor had I yet conceived the idea of returning if set free . Yet could I , in justice , or even in ...
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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