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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... in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe . Its productions and features may be without example , as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes . What may 3 LETTER 1.
... in beauty every region hitherto discovered on the habitable globe . Its productions and features may be without example , as the phenomena of the heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes . What may 3 LETTER 1.
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... discovery up his native river . But supposing all these conjectures to be false , you can- not contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind , to the last generation , by discovering a passage near the pole to ...
... discovery up his native river . But supposing all these conjectures to be false , you can- not contest the inestimable benefit which I shall confer on all mankind , to the last generation , by discovering a passage near the pole to ...
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... exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford . I replied , how- ever , that we were on a voyage of discovery towards the north- ern pole . Upon hearing this he appeared satisfied and consented to come 15.
... exchanged for the most precious wealth the earth can afford . I replied , how- ever , that we were on a voyage of discovery towards the north- ern pole . Upon hearing this he appeared satisfied and consented to come 15.
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... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum ...
... discovered his abode . Overjoyed at this discovery , he hastened to the house , which was situated in a mean street near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum ...
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... discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth . There was a show of gratitude and worship in his at- tachment to my mother , differing wholly from the doting fond- ness of age , for it ...
... discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth . There was a show of gratitude and worship in his at- tachment to my mother , differing wholly from the doting fond- ness of age , for it ...
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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