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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... mean street near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a ... means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a ...
... mean street near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a ... means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a ...
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... means of , in some degree , recompensing her for the sorrows she had 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 ...
... means of , in some degree , recompensing her for the sorrows she had 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 ...
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... means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents , and I continued to read with the greatest avidity . When I returned home my first care was to procure the whole works of this author , and afterwards of Paracelsus and Albertus ...
... means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents , and I continued to read with the greatest avidity . When I returned home my first care was to procure the whole works of this author , and afterwards of Paracelsus and Albertus ...
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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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