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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Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your
letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits. I love you
very tenderly. Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me ...
Continue for the present to write to me by every opportunity: I may receive your
letters on some occasions when I need them most to support my spirits. I love you
very tenderly. Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me ...
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I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose,
nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of
the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them. We have ...
I am, however, in good spirits: my men are bold and apparently firm of purpose,
nor do the floating sheets of ice that continually pass us, indicating the dangers of
the region towards which we are advancing, appear to dismay them. We have ...
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From this time a new spirit of life animated the decaying frame of the stranger. He
manifested the greatest eagerness to be upon deck to watch for the sledge which
had before appeared; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin, for he ...
From this time a new spirit of life animated the decaying frame of the stranger. He
manifested the greatest eagerness to be upon deck to watch for the sledge which
had before appeared; but I have persuaded him to remain in the cabin, for he ...
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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. But he was silent and presently retired to his cabin. Even broken in spirit as
he is ...
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. But he was silent and presently retired to his cabin. Even broken in spirit as
he is ...
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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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