Frankenstein Or the Modern Prometheus, Volumes 1-2Whittaker, 1823 |
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Page viii
... affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects of the novels of the present day , and to the exhibition of the amiableness of domestic af- fection , and the viii PREFACE .
... affect the reader ; yet my chief concern in this respect has been limited to the avoiding the enervating effects of the novels of the present day , and to the exhibition of the amiableness of domestic af- fection , and the viii PREFACE .
Page xi
... , and lost , in the magnificent scenes which they present , all me- mory of their ghostly visions . following tale is the only one which has been completed . The FRANKENSTEIN ; OR , THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . LETTER I. PREFACE . xi.
... , and lost , in the magnificent scenes which they present , all me- mory of their ghostly visions . following tale is the only one which has been completed . The FRANKENSTEIN ; OR , THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . LETTER I. PREFACE . xi.
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... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible ; its broad disk just skirting the horizon , and diffusing a perpetual splendour . Therefor with your leave , my ...
... presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight . There , Margaret , the sun is for ever visible ; its broad disk just skirting the horizon , and diffusing a perpetual splendour . Therefor with your leave , my ...
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... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my ...
... present so many months are requisite ; or by ascertaining the secret of the magnet , which , if at all possible , can only be effected by an undertaking such as mine . These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my ...
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... present undertaking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I ...
... present undertaking . I can , even now , remember the hour from which I dedicated myself to this great enterprise . I commenced by inuring my body to hardship . I accompanied the whale fishers on several expeditions to the North Sea ; I ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestowed calm Clerval Cologny companion consola consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dæmon dared dark daugh dear Victor death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavoured endured entered eyes father favourite fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human Ingolstadt innocent journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labours Leghorn light live looked manner marriage MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy ness never night Paracelsus passed peace perceived pleasure rage reflect remained resolved revenge Rhine Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered sunk Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity vengeance voice wept wind wish wonder wood words wretch