Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusJames Pott, 1910 - 353 pages |
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... cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , " How I , then a young girl , came to think of and to dilate upon so very hideous an idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself ...
... cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , " How I , then a young girl , came to think of and to dilate upon so very hideous an idea ? " It is true that I am very averse to bringing myself ...
Page 39
... cause for de- spair . But I — I have lost everything and can- not begin life anew . " As he said this , his countenance became ex- pressive of a calm , settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and pres- ently ...
... cause for de- spair . But I — I have lost everything and can- not begin life anew . " As he said this , his countenance became ex- pressive of a calm , settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and pres- ently ...
Page 40
... causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . " You Yesterday the stranger said to me , may easily perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfor- tunes . I had determined , once , that the mem- ory of ...
... causes for repeating them . August 19th , 17— . " You Yesterday the stranger said to me , may easily perceive , Captain Walton , that I have suffered great and unparalleled misfor- tunes . I had determined , once , that the mem- ory of ...
Page 70
... intolerable . To examine the causes of life , we must first have recourse to death . I became acquainted with the science of anatomy ; but this was not sufficient ; I must also observe the natural decay and cor- ruption of 70 Frankenstein .
... intolerable . To examine the causes of life , we must first have recourse to death . I became acquainted with the science of anatomy ; but this was not sufficient ; I must also observe the natural decay and cor- ruption of 70 Frankenstein .
Page 71
... cause and progress of this decay , and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel- houses . My attention was fixed upon every object the most insupportable to the delicacy of the human feelings . I saw how the fine form of ...
... cause and progress of this decay , and forced to spend days and nights in vaults and charnel- houses . My attention was fixed upon every object the most insupportable to the delicacy of the human feelings . I saw how the fine form of ...
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