Frankenstein; or, The Modern PrometheusFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797–1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on January 1, 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition published in Paris in 1821. |
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... interment of his friend he con- ducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event Caroline became his wife . There was a considerable difference between the ages of my 24.
... interment of his friend he con- ducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event Caroline became his wife . There was a considerable difference between the ages of my 24.
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... We possessed a house in Geneva , and a campagne on Belrive , the eastern shore of the lake , at the distance of rather more than a league from the city . We resided principally in the latter , and the lives of my 29 CHAPTER 2.
... We possessed a house in Geneva , and a campagne on Belrive , the eastern shore of the lake , at the distance of rather more than a league from the city . We resided principally in the latter , and the lives of my 29 CHAPTER 2.
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... Geneva . He was a boy of singular talent and fancy . He loved enterprise , hardship , and even danger for its own sake . He was deeply read in books of chivalry and romance . He composed heroic songs and began to write many a tale of ...
... Geneva . He was a boy of singular talent and fancy . He loved enterprise , hardship , and even danger for its own sake . He was deeply read in books of chivalry and romance . He composed heroic songs and began to write many a tale of ...
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... Geneva , I was , to a great degree , self - taught with regard to my favourite stud- ies . My father was not scientific , and I was left to struggle with a child's blindness , added to a student's thirst for knowledge . Under the ...
... Geneva , I was , to a great degree , self - taught with regard to my favourite stud- ies . My father was not scientific , and I was left to struggle with a child's blindness , added to a student's thirst for knowledge . Under the ...
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... Geneva , but my father thought it necessary for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country . My departure was therefore fixed at an early date , but before the day ...
... Geneva , but my father thought it necessary for the completion of my education that I should be made acquainted with other customs than those of my native country . My departure was therefore fixed at an early date , but before the day ...
Contents
CHAPTER 11 | 105 |
CHAPTER 12 | 114 |
CHAPTER 13 | 121 |
CHAPTER 14 | 128 |
CHAPTER 15 | 134 |
CHAPTER 16 | 144 |
CHAPTER 17 | 154 |
CHAPTER 18 | 160 |
CHAPTER 5 | 53 |
CHAPTER 6 | 61 |
CHAPTER 7 | 70 |
CHAPTER 8 | 81 |
CHAPTER 9 | 91 |
CHAPTER 10 | 98 |
CHAPTER 19 | 169 |
CHAPTER 20 | 177 |
CHAPTER 21 | 188 |
CHAPTER 22 | 200 |
CHAPTER 23 | 211 |
CHAPTER 24 | 219 |
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