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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... sometimes he gnashes his teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him . When my guest was a little recovered I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask him a thousand questions ; but I would not ...
... sometimes he gnashes his teeth , as if impatient of the weight of woes that oppresses him . When my guest was a little recovered I had great trouble to keep off the men , who wished to ask him a thousand questions ; but I would not ...
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... 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 knew . I believe it to be an intuitive discernment , a quick but never - failing power of ...
... 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 knew . I believe it to be an intuitive discernment , a quick but never - failing power of ...
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... sometimes violent , and my passions vehe- ment ; but by some law in my temperature they were turned not towards childish pursuits but to an eager desire to learn , and not to learn all things indiscriminately . I confess that neither ...
... sometimes violent , and my passions vehe- ment ; but by some law in my temperature they were turned not towards childish pursuits but to an eager desire to learn , and not to learn all things indiscriminately . I confess that neither ...
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... Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realise . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon ...
... Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realise . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had dedicated myself ; and the moon ...
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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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