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 48
... wonder . A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study ; and I , who continually sought the attainment of one object of pursuit and was solely wrapped up in this ...
... wonder . A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study ; and I , who continually sought the attainment of one object of pursuit and was solely wrapped up in this ...
Page 122
... wonder and delight . " The book from which Felix instructed Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have under- stood the purport of this book had not Felix , in reading it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen ...
... wonder and delight . " The book from which Felix instructed Safie was Volney's Ruins of Empires . I should not have under- stood the purport of this book had not Felix , in reading it , given very minute explanations . He had chosen ...
Page 147
... wonder that such thoughts transported me with rage ? I only wonder that at that moment , instead of venting my sensations in exclamations and agony , I did not rush among mankind and perish in the attempt to destroy them . " While I was ...
... wonder that such thoughts transported me with rage ? I only wonder that at that moment , instead of venting my sensations in exclamations and agony , I did not rush among mankind and perish in the attempt to destroy them . " While I was ...
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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