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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... despairing , and sometimes he gnashes his teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him . When my guest was a little recovered I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask him a thousand questions ; but ...
... despairing , and sometimes he gnashes his teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him . When my guest was a little recovered I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask him a thousand questions ; but ...
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... despair , he led me again to converse con- cerning myself personally . He asked me the history of my earlier years . The tale was quickly told , but it awakened vari- ous trains of reflection . I spoke of my desire of finding a friend ...
... despair , he led me again to converse con- cerning myself personally . He asked me the history of my earlier years . The tale was quickly told , but it awakened vari- ous trains of reflection . I spoke of my desire of finding a friend ...
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... despair . But I — I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this his countenance became expressive of a calm , settled grief that touched me to the heart . But he was si- lent and presently retired to his cabin ...
... despair . But I — I have lost everything and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this his countenance became expressive of a calm , settled grief that touched me to the heart . But he was si- lent and presently retired to his cabin ...
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... despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum of money from the wreck of his fortunes , but it was sufficient to provide him with sustenance for some months , and in the meantime he hoped to procure some ...
... despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum of money from the wreck of his fortunes , but it was sufficient to provide him with sustenance for some months , and in the meantime he hoped to procure some ...
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... despair that is exhibited on the countenance . It is so long before the mind can persuade it- self that she whom we saw every day and whose very existence appeared a part of our own can have departed for ever that the brightness of a ...
... despair that is exhibited on the countenance . It is so long before the mind can persuade it- self that she whom we saw every day and whose very existence appeared a part of our own can have departed for ever that the brightness of a ...
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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