Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page viii
... means indifferent to the manner in which whatever moral tendencies exist in the sentiments or characters it contains shall affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects ...
... means indifferent to the manner in which whatever moral tendencies exist in the sentiments or characters it contains shall affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects ...
Page ix
... means to be conceived as existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference justly to be drawn from the following pages as prejudicing any philosophical doctrine of what- ever kind . It is a subject also of additional interest ...
... means to be conceived as existing always in my own conviction ; nor is any inference justly to be drawn from the following pages as prejudicing any philosophical doctrine of what- ever kind . It is a subject also of additional interest ...
Page 41
... mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum of money from the wreck of his fortunes ; but it was suf ficient to provide him with sustenance for ...
... mean street , near the Reuss . But when he entered , misery and despair alone welcomed him . Beaufort had saved but a very small sum of money from the wreck of his fortunes ; but it was suf ficient to provide him with sustenance for ...
Page 42
... straw ; and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life . Several months passed in this man- ner . Her father grew worse ; her time P or ast ree in- the vith bidly ther Beau- 42 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... straw ; and by various means contrived to earn a pittance scarcely sufficient to support life . Several months passed in this man- ner . Her father grew worse ; her time P or ast ree in- the vith bidly ther Beau- 42 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
Page 43
... means of subsistence de- creased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she knelt by Beau- fort's coffin , weeping bitterly , when my father entered ...
... means of subsistence de- creased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ; and she knelt by Beau- fort's coffin , weeping bitterly , when my father entered ...
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