Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusJames Pott, 1910 - 353 pages |
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... wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , " How I , then a young girl , came ...
... wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , " How I , then a young girl , came ...
Page 38
... , and perhaps I hardly rely suf- ficiently upon my own powers . I wish , there- fore , that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor have I believed it impossible to 38 Frankenstein .
... , and perhaps I hardly rely suf- ficiently upon my own powers . I wish , there- fore , that my companion should be wiser and more experienced than myself , to confirm and support me ; nor have I believed it impossible to 38 Frankenstein .
Page 40
... wishes may not be a serpent to sting you , as mine has been to me . I do not know that the relation of my misfortunes will be useful to you , yet , if you are inclined , listen to my tale . I believe that the strange incidents connected ...
... wishes may not be a serpent to sting you , as mine has been to me . I do not know that the relation of my misfortunes will be useful to you , yet , if you are inclined , listen to my tale . I believe that the strange incidents connected ...
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... wish , " he said , " that you should consider her as your own daughter , and educate her thus . Her mother's fortune is secured to her , the documents of which I will commit to your keeping . Reflect upon this proposition , and decide ...
... wish , " he said , " that you should consider her as your own daughter , and educate her thus . Her mother's fortune is secured to her , the documents of which I will commit to your keeping . Reflect upon this proposition , and decide ...
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... by some fatality I did not feel inclined to commence the study of any modern system ; and this disinclination was in- fluenced by the following circumstance : - My father expressed a wish that I should attend a 54 Frankenstein .
... by some fatality I did not feel inclined to commence the study of any modern system ; and this disinclination was in- fluenced by the following circumstance : - My father expressed a wish that I should attend a 54 Frankenstein .
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