Frankenstein: Or The Modern PrometheusShelley's suspenseful and intellectually rich gothic tale confronts some of the most important and enduring themes in all of literture--the power of human imagination, the potential hubris of science, the gulf between appearance and essence, the effects of human cruelty, the desire for revenge and the need for forgiveness, and much more. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
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... Sometimes , with my sails set , I was carried by the wind ; and sometimes , after rowing into the middle of the lake , I left the boat to pursue its own course , and gave way to my own miserable reflections . I was often tempted , when ...
... Sometimes , with my sails set , I was carried by the wind ; and sometimes , after rowing into the middle of the lake , I left the boat to pursue its own course , and gave way to my own miserable reflections . I was often tempted , when ...
Page 112
... sometimes , produced pleasure or pain , smiles or sadness , in the minds and countenances of the hearers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every attempt I ...
... sometimes , produced pleasure or pain , smiles or sadness , in the minds and countenances of the hearers . This was indeed a godlike science , and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it . But I was baffled in every attempt I ...
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... sometimes I was furious , and burnt with rage , sometimes low and despondent . I neither spoke , nor looked at any one , but sat motionless , bewildered by the multitude of miseries that overcame me . Elizabeth alone had the power to ...
... sometimes I was furious , and burnt with rage , sometimes low and despondent . I neither spoke , nor looked at any one , but sat motionless , bewildered by the multitude of miseries that overcame me . Elizabeth alone had the power to ...
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Agatha agony anguish appeared arrived beauty became beheld bestow Byron Chamonix child Clerval companion cottage countenance cousin creature dæmon dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered Erasmus Darwin evil eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocent journey Justine kind Krempe labours lake letter lived looked Lord Byron Mary Shelley Mer de Glace mind miserable misfortune modern Prometheus monster Mont Blanc morning mountains murderer Muriel Spark natural philosophy nature never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed passion peace perceived Percy Bysshe Shelley pleasure possessed Prometheus reflect remained Safie scene sensations Shelley's smiles sometimes soon sorrow soul spirit story strange suffered tale tears thought tion Victor visited voice William Godwin wind wish wonder wood words wretched