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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... nature , beat even in these rugged bosoms . My lieu- tenant , for instance , is a man of wonderful courage and enter- prise ; he is madly desirous of glory , or rather , to word my phrase more characteristically , of advancement in his ...
... nature , beat even in these rugged bosoms . My lieu- tenant , for instance , is a man of wonderful courage and enter- prise ; he is madly desirous of glory , or rather , to word my phrase more characteristically , of advancement in his ...
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... natures . I once had a friend , the most noble of human creatures , and am entitled , therefore , to judge ... nature . The starry sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power ...
... natures . I once had a friend , the most noble of human creatures , and am entitled , therefore , to judge ... nature . The starry sky , the sea , and every sight afforded by these wonderful regions seem still to have the power ...
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... nature I might fear to encounter your unbelief , perhaps your ridicule ; but many things will ap- pear possible in these wild and mysterious regions which would provoke the laughter of those unacquainted with the ever - varied powers of ...
... nature I might fear to encounter your unbelief , perhaps your ridicule ; but many things will ap- pear possible in these wild and mysterious regions which would provoke the laughter of those unacquainted with the ever - varied powers of ...
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... nature , glad- ness akin to rapture , as they were unfolded to me , are among the earliest sensations I can remember . On the birth of a second son , my junior by seven years , my parents gave up entirely their wandering life and fixed ...
... nature , glad- ness akin to rapture , as they were unfolded to me , are among the earliest sensations I can remember . On the birth of a second son , my junior by seven years , my parents gave up entirely their wandering life and fixed ...
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... secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn ; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me , still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical ...
... secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn ; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner spirit of nature and the mysterious soul of man that occupied me , still my inquiries were directed to the metaphysical ...
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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