Frankenstein Or: The Modern PrometheusI am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics, and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation. He was respected by all who knew him for his integrity and indefatigable attention to public business. He passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country; a variety of circumstances had prevented his marrying early, nor was it until the decline of life that he became a husband and the father of a family. |
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My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are
often depressed. I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the
emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise
the ...
My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are
often depressed. I am about to proceed on a long and difficult voyage, the
emergencies of which will demand all my fortitude: I am required not only to raise
the ...
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... led by the sympathy which he evinced to use the language of my heart, to give
utterance to the burning ardour of my soul and to say, with all the fervour that
warmed me, how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every
hope, ...
... led by the sympathy which he evinced to use the language of my heart, to give
utterance to the burning ardour of my soul and to say, with all the fervour that
warmed me, how gladly I would sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every
hope, ...
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You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair. But I—I
have lost everything and cannot begin life anew." As he said this his
countenance became expressive of a calm, settled grief that touched me to the
heart.
You have hope, and the world before you, and have no cause for despair. But I—I
have lost everything and cannot begin life anew." As he said this his
countenance became expressive of a calm, settled grief that touched me to the
heart.
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You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the
gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been. I
do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I ...
You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did; and I ardently hope that the
gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you, as mine has been. I
do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I ...
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He bitterly deplored the false pride which led his friend to a conduct so little
worthy of the affection that united them. He lost no time in endeavouring to seek
him out, with the hope of persuading him to begin the world again through his
credit ...
He bitterly deplored the false pride which led his friend to a conduct so little
worthy of the affection that united them. He lost no time in endeavouring to seek
him out, with the hope of persuading him to begin the world again through his
credit ...
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Contents
Chapter 2 | |
Chapter 3 | |
Chapter 4 | |
Chapter 11 | |
Chapter 12 | |
Chapter 13 | |
Chapter 14 | |
Chapter 15 | |
Chapter 16 | |
Chapter 17 | |
Chapter 18 | |
Chapter 5 | |
Chapter 6 | |
Chapter 7 | |
Chapter 8 | |
Chapter 9 | |
Chapter 10 | |
Chapter 19 | |
Chapter 20 | |
Chapter 21 | |
Chapter 22 | |
Chapter 23 | |
Chapter 24 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Frankenstein Or: The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Soto-verlag, 2017 |
| ISBN | 3961899223, 9783961899227 |
| Length | 170 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Horror |
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