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 10
... soul may fix its intellec- tual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years . I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific ...
... soul may fix its intellec- tual eye . This expedition has been the favourite dream of my early years . I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific ...
Page 23
... soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence : he may suffer misery and be overwhelmed by disappoint- ments , yet when he has retired into himself , he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him , within whose ...
... soul from earth . Such a man has a double existence : he may suffer misery and be overwhelmed by disappoint- ments , yet when he has retired into himself , he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him , within whose ...
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... soul or sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones ...
... soul or sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance that only made me feel with renewed acuteness so soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones ...
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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