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 20
... pursued travel in the same fashion ? ” " Yes . " " Then I fancy we have seen him , for the day before we picked you up we saw some dogs drawing a sledge , with a man in it , across the ice . " This aroused the stranger's attention , and ...
... pursued travel in the same fashion ? ” " Yes . " " Then I fancy we have seen him , for the day before we picked you up we saw some dogs drawing a sledge , with a man in it , across the ice . " This aroused the stranger's attention , and ...
Page 51
... Pursuing these reflections , I thought that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter , I might in process of ... pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour . My cheek had grown pale with study , and my person had become ema ...
... Pursuing these reflections , I thought that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter , I might in process of ... pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour . My cheek had grown pale with study , and my person had become ema ...
Page 209
... pursue my enemy with the punishment which is his desert . " As I spoke , rage sparkled in my eyes ; the magistrate ... pursued , you should make up your mind to disappointment . ” " That cannot be ; but all that I can say will be of ...
... pursue my enemy with the punishment which is his desert . " As I spoke , rage sparkled in my eyes ; the magistrate ... pursued , you should make up your mind to disappointment . ” " That cannot be ; but all that I can say will be of ...
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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