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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 24
Page 19
... tale , and you will dash the cup from your lips ! " Such words , you may imagine , strongly excited my curios- ity ; but the paroxysm of grief that had seized the stranger over- came his weakened powers , and many hours of repose and ...
... tale , and you will dash the cup from your lips ! " Such words , you may imagine , strongly excited my curios- ity ; but the paroxysm of grief that had seized the stranger over- came his weakened powers , and many hours of repose and ...
Page 21
... 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 deemed marvellous . Were we among the tamer scenes of nature I might fear to ...
... 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 deemed marvellous . Were we among the tamer scenes of nature I might fear to ...
Page 30
... tale of enchantment and knightly adventure . He tried to make us act plays and to enter into masquerades , in which the characters were drawn from the heroes of Ronces- valles , of the Round Table of King Arthur , and the chivalrous ...
... tale of enchantment and knightly adventure . He tried to make us act plays and to enter into masquerades , in which the characters were drawn from the heroes of Ronces- valles , of the Round Table of King Arthur , and the chivalrous ...
Page 31
... tale of misery , for when I would account to myself for the birth of that passion which afterwards ruled my destiny I find it arise , like a mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources ; but , swelling as it proceeded ...
... tale of misery , for when I would account to myself for the birth of that passion which afterwards ruled my destiny I find it arise , like a mountain river , from ignoble and almost forgotten sources ; but , swelling as it proceeded ...
Page 47
... tale of superstition or to have feared the apparition of a spirit . Darkness had no effect upon my fancy , and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies de- prived of life , which , from being the seat of beauty and ...
... tale of superstition or to have feared the apparition of a spirit . Darkness had no effect upon my fancy , and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies de- prived of life , which , from being the seat of beauty and ...
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 |
Common terms and phrases
Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beauty became beheld believe beloved benevolent bestow calm cerning Clerval companion consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature crime dæmon dared dark death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured England entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief hands happy heard heart heaven hope horror human idea ility Ingolstadt innocent journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labours lake Leghorn live looked manner marriage Matlock mind miserable misfortune monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy nature never night Paracelsus passed passion peace perceived pleasure poor possessed pursue rage reflect remained resolved Rhine Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow soul spirit strange suffered Switzerland tain tale tears thought tion voice wind wish wonder wood words wretched