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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Page 55
... night , walking up and down in the greatest agitation , listening attentively , catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life . Oh ! no mortal ...
... night , walking up and down in the greatest agitation , listening attentively , catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life . Oh ! no mortal ...
Page 113
... night came on , and brought sleep with it , I was in the greatest fear lest my fire should be extinguished . I covered it carefully with dry wood and leaves , and placed wet branches upon it ; and then , spreading my cloak , I lay on ...
... night came on , and brought sleep with it , I was in the greatest fear lest my fire should be extinguished . I covered it carefully with dry wood and leaves , and placed wet branches upon it ; and then , spreading my cloak , I lay on ...
Page 193
... night passed away , and the sun rose from the ocean ; my feelings became calmer , if it may be called calmness , when the violence of rage sinks into the depths of despair . I left the house , the horrid scene of the last night's conten ...
... night passed away , and the sun rose from the ocean ; my feelings became calmer , if it may be called calmness , when the violence of rage sinks into the depths of despair . I left the house , the horrid scene of the last night's conten ...
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