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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... became a poet and for one year lived in a para- dise of my own creation ; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure and ...
... became a poet and for one year lived in a para- dise of my own creation ; I imagined that I also might obtain a niche in the temple where the names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure and ...
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... became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country ; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a conviction that I perceived the necessity of becoming ac- quainted ...
... became acquainted with the celebrated poets of our own country ; but it was only when it had ceased to be in my power to derive its most important benefits from such a conviction that I perceived the necessity of becoming ac- quainted ...
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... became expressive of a calm , settled grief that touched me to the heart . But he was si- lent and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The ...
... became expressive of a calm , settled grief that touched me to the heart . But he was si- lent and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is , no one can feel more deeply than he does the beauties of nature . The ...
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... became a husband and the father of a family . As the circumstances of his marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most intimate friends was a merchant who , from a flourishing state , fell ...
... became a husband and the father of a family . As the circumstances of his marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most intimate friends was a merchant who , from a flourishing state , fell ...
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... and after the 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.
... and after the 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.
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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