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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... names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure and how heavily I bore the disappointment . But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin , and my thoughts were turned into the ...
... names of Homer and Shakespeare are consecrated . You are well acquainted with my failure and how heavily I bore the disappointment . But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin , and my thoughts were turned into the ...
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... name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money , on which he had de- signed to pass the remainder of his life ; but he bestowed the whole on his rival , together with the remains of his ...
... name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money , on which he had de- signed to pass the remainder of his life ; but he bestowed the whole on his rival , together with the remains of his ...
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... name was Beaufort , was of a proud and unbending disposition and could not bear to live in poverty and oblivion in the same country where he had formerly been distinguished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his debts ...
... name was Beaufort , was of a proud and unbending disposition and could not bear to live in poverty and oblivion in the same country where he had formerly been distinguished for his rank and magnificence . Having paid his debts ...
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... name of cousin . No word , no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me -my more than sister , since till death she was to be mine only . CHAPTER 2 We were brought up together ; there was 28.
... name of cousin . No word , no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me -my more than sister , since till death she was to be mine only . CHAPTER 2 We were brought up together ; there was 28.
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... names are recorded in story as the gallant and adventurous benefactors of our species . The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine - dedicated lamp in our peaceful home . Her sympathy was ours ; her smile , her soft voice , the ...
... names are recorded in story as the gallant and adventurous benefactors of our species . The saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine - dedicated lamp in our peaceful home . Her sympathy was ours ; her smile , her soft voice , the ...
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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