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 218
... soon finished ; in a few minutes a tumultuous sea rolled between me and my enemy , and I was left drifting on a scattered piece of ice that was continually lessening and thus preparing for me a hideous death . In this manner many ...
... soon finished ; in a few minutes a tumultuous sea rolled between me and my enemy , and I was left drifting on a scattered piece of ice that was continually lessening and thus preparing for me a hideous death . In this manner many ...
Page 226
... soon return to England . " " Do you , then , really return ? " " Alas ! Yes ; I cannot withstand their demands . I can- not lead them unwillingly to danger , and I must return . " " Do so , if you will ; but I will not . You may give up ...
... soon return to England . " " Do you , then , really return ? " " Alas ! Yes ; I cannot withstand their demands . I can- not lead them unwillingly to danger , and I must return . " " Do so , if you will ; but I will not . You may give up ...
Page 233
... soon , " he cried , with sad and solemn enthusi- asm , " I shall die , and what I now feel be no longer felt . Soon these burning miseries will be extinct . I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the ...
... soon , " he cried , with sad and solemn enthusi- asm , " I shall die , and what I now feel be no longer felt . Soon these burning miseries will be extinct . I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the ...
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