Frankenstein: Or, The Modern PrometheusLackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818 - Horror tales, English |
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Page 37
... became every day more horrible and irksome to me . Sometimes I could not pre- vail on myself to enter my laboratory for several days ; and at other times I toiled day and night in order to com- plete my work . It was indeed a filthy ...
... became every day more horrible and irksome to me . Sometimes I could not pre- vail on myself to enter my laboratory for several days ; and at other times I toiled day and night in order to com- plete my work . It was indeed a filthy ...
Page 38
... became unequal ; I grew restless and Every moment I feared to nervous . meet my persecutor . Sometimes I sat with my eyes fixed on the ground , fearing to raise them lest they should encounter the object which I so much dreaded to ...
... became unequal ; I grew restless and Every moment I feared to nervous . meet my persecutor . Sometimes I sat with my eyes fixed on the ground , fearing to raise them lest they should encounter the object which I so much dreaded to ...
Page 51
... became noon , and the sun rose higher , I lay down on the grass , and was overpowered by a deep sleep . I had been awake the whole of the pre- ' ceding night , my nerves were agitated , + and my eyes inflamed by watching and misery . D ...
... became noon , and the sun rose higher , I lay down on the grass , and was overpowered by a deep sleep . I had been awake the whole of the pre- ' ceding night , my nerves were agitated , + and my eyes inflamed by watching and misery . D ...
Page 56
... became clouded ; but the air was pure , although chilled by the north - east breeze that was then rising . But it refreshed me , and filled me with such agreeable sensations , that I resolved to prolong my stay on the water , and fixing ...
... became clouded ; but the air was pure , although chilled by the north - east breeze that was then rising . But it refreshed me , and filled me with such agreeable sensations , that I resolved to prolong my stay on the water , and fixing ...
Page 58
... breeze , and the sea became free from breakers . But these gave place to a heavy swell ; I felt sick , and hardly able to hold the rudder , when suddenly I saw a line of high land towards the south 5800 . FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,.
... breeze , and the sea became free from breakers . But these gave place to a heavy swell ; I felt sick , and hardly able to hold the rudder , when suddenly I saw a line of high land towards the south 5800 . FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,.
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