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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... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible , its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour . There for with your leave , my ...
... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible , its broad disk just skirting the horizon and diffusing a perpetual splendour . There for with your leave , my ...
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... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the mag- net , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an under- taking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I ...
... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the mag- net , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an under- taking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I ...
Page 5
... present under- taking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I ded- icated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on sev- eral expeditions to the North ...
... present under- taking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I ded- icated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale - fishers on sev- eral expeditions to the North ...
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... present to write to me by every oppor- tunity : I may receive your letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits . I love you very tenderly . Remember me with affection , should you never hear from 10.
... present to write to me by every oppor- tunity : I may receive your letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits . I love you very tenderly . Remember me with affection , should you never hear from 10.
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... object should appear in sight . Such is my journal of what relates to this strange occurrence up to the present day . The stranger has gradually improved in health but is very silent and appears uneasy when anyone 17.
... object should appear in sight . Such is my journal of what relates to this strange occurrence up to the present day . The stranger has gradually improved in health but is very silent and appears uneasy when anyone 17.
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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