Frankenstein, Or, The Modern PrometheusFrankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, was completed by Mary Shelley at the age of 19. She infused this original novel with Gothic and Romantic elements. Scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a large and powerful creature in the likeness of man, but is disgusted by his own creation and he abandons the being to fend for itself. Spawning generations of horror stories in the genre, Frankenstein is a gruesome warning against playing God and attempting the engineering of life. |
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... heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes . What may not be expected in a country of eternal ... heaven ; for nothing contributes so much to tranquillise the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul may ...
... heavenly bodies undoubtedly are in those undiscovered solitudes . What may not be expected in a country of eternal ... heaven ; for nothing contributes so much to tranquillise the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul may ...
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... heavens . The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town , over that part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt . Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes ; and another ...
... heavens . The most violent storm hung exactly north of the town , over that part of the lake which lies between the promontory of Belrive and the village of Copêt . Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes ; and another ...
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... heavens , who have viewed my operations , can bear witness of my truth . I am the assassin of those most innocent vic- tims ; they died by my machinations . A thousand times would I have shed my own blood , drop by drop , to have saved ...
... heavens , who have viewed my operations , can bear witness of my truth . I am the assassin of those most innocent vic- tims ; they died by my machinations . A thousand times would I have shed my own blood , drop by drop , to have saved ...
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