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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... endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day and devoted my nights to the study of mathematics , the theory of medicine , and those branches of physical science from ...
... endured cold , famine , thirst , and want of sleep ; I often worked harder than the common sailors during the day and devoted my nights to the study of mathematics , the theory of medicine , and those branches of physical science from ...
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... endure that he should renew his grief by a recital of his misfortunes . I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative , partly from curiosity and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate if it were in my power ...
... endure that he should renew his grief by a recital of his misfortunes . I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative , partly from curiosity and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate if it were in my power ...
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... endured , but which gave inexpressible grace to his behaviour to her . Everything was made to yield to her wishes and her convenience . He strove to shelter her , as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener , from every rougher wind ...
... endured , but which gave inexpressible grace to his behaviour to her . Everything was made to yield to her wishes and her convenience . He strove to shelter her , as a fair exotic is sheltered by the gardener , from every rougher wind ...
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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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