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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... poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me , whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have ...
... poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me , whose eyes would reply to mine . You may deem me romantic , my dear sister , but I bitterly feel the want of a friend . I have ...
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... poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend reassured the suppliant , and on being informed of the name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money ...
... poor , and that her father would never consent to the union . My generous friend reassured the suppliant , and on being informed of the name of her lover , instantly abandoned his pursuit . He had already bought a farm with his money ...
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... poor girl , who committed herself to his care ; and after the interment of his friend he con- ducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event Caroline became his wife . There was a ...
... poor girl , who committed herself to his care ; and after the interment of his friend he con- ducted her to Geneva and placed her under the protection of a relation . Two years after this event Caroline became his wife . There was a ...
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... poor . This , to my mother , was more than a duty ; it was a necessity , a passion — remem- bering what she had suffered , and how she had been relieved– for her to act in her turn the guardian angel to the afflicted . During one of ...
... poor . This , to my mother , was more than a duty ; it was a necessity , a passion — remem- bering what she had suffered , and how she had been relieved– for her to act in her turn the guardian angel to the afflicted . During one of ...
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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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