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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But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin, and my thoughts were
turned into the channel of their earlier bent. Six years have passed since I
resolved on my present undertaking. I can, even now, remember the hour from
which I ...
But just at that time I inherited the fortune of my cousin, and my thoughts were
turned into the channel of their earlier bent. Six years have passed since I
resolved on my present undertaking. I can, even now, remember the hour from
which I ...
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I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the
communication of feeling. I desire the company of a man who could sympathize
with me, whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear ...
I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the
communication of feeling. I desire the company of a man who could sympathize
with me, whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear ...
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It is true that I have thought more and that my daydreams are more extended and
magnificent, but they want (as the painters call it) KEEPING; and I greatly need a
friend who would have sense enough not to despise me as romantic, and ...
It is true that I have thought more and that my daydreams are more extended and
magnificent, but they want (as the painters call it) KEEPING; and I greatly need a
friend who would have sense enough not to despise me as romantic, and ...
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Some of my comrades groaned, and my own mind began to grow watchful with
anxious thoughts, when a strange sight suddenly attracted our attention and
diverted our solicitude from our own situation. We perceived a low carriage, fixed
on a ...
Some of my comrades groaned, and my own mind began to grow watchful with
anxious thoughts, when a strange sight suddenly attracted our attention and
diverted our solicitude from our own situation. We perceived a low carriage, fixed
on a ...
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"And yet you rescued me from a strange and perilous situation; you have
benevolently restored me to life." Soon after this he inquired if I thought that the
breaking up of the ice had destroyed the other sledge. I replied that I could not
answer ...
"And yet you rescued me from a strange and perilous situation; you have
benevolently restored me to life." Soon after this he inquired if I thought that the
breaking up of the ice had destroyed the other sledge. I replied that I could not
answer ...
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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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