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 46
... took me into his laboratory and explained to me the uses of his various machines , instructing me as to what I ought to procure , and promising me the use of his own when I should have advanced far enough in the science not to derange ...
... took me into his laboratory and explained to me the uses of his various machines , instructing me as to what I ought to procure , and promising me the use of his own when I should have advanced far enough in the science not to derange ...
Page 134
... took in the progress of your work ; this history was mingled with accounts of domestic occurrences . You , doubtless , recollect these papers . Here they are . Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin ...
... took in the progress of your work ; this history was mingled with accounts of domestic occurrences . You , doubtless , recollect these papers . Here they are . Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin ...
Page 135
... took place in the cottage . The presence of Safie diffused happiness among its inhabitants , and I also found that a greater degree of plenty reigned there . Felix and Agatha spent more time in amusement and conversation , and were ...
... took place in the cottage . The presence of Safie diffused happiness among its inhabitants , and I also found that a greater degree of plenty reigned there . Felix and Agatha spent more time in amusement and conversation , and were ...
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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