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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... render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever . I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited , and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man . These are my ...
... render their seeming eccentricities consistent for ever . I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never before visited , and may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man . These are my ...
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... renders his conduct the more astonishing , detracts from the interest and sympathy which otherwise he would command . Yet do not suppose , because I complain a little or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may ...
... renders his conduct the more astonishing , detracts from the interest and sympathy which otherwise he would command . Yet do not suppose , because I complain a little or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may ...
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... renders you the more fit to appreciate the extraordinary merits of this wonderful man . Sometimes I have endeavoured to dis- cover what quality it is which he possesses that elevates him so immeasurably above any other person I ever ...
... renders you the more fit to appreciate the extraordinary merits of this wonderful man . Sometimes I have endeavoured to dis- cover what quality it is which he possesses that elevates him so immeasurably above any other person I ever ...
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... rendered me what I am , I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale , one that may direct you if you succeed in your under- taking and console you in case of failure . Prepare to hear of oc- currences which are usually ...
... rendered me what I am , I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale , one that may direct you if you succeed in your under- taking and console you in case of failure . Prepare to hear of oc- currences which are usually ...
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... rendered it necessary that he should approve highly to love strongly . Perhaps during former years he had suffered from the late - discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth . There ...
... rendered it necessary that he should approve highly to love strongly . Perhaps during former years he had suffered from the late - discovered unworthiness of one beloved and so was disposed to set a greater value on tried worth . There ...
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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