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 33
... remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house ...
... remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an old and beautiful oak which stood about twenty yards from our house ...
Page 181
... remained a few days at Windsor , rambling in its beautiful forest . This was a new scene to us mountaineers ; the majestic oaks , the quantity of game , and the herds of stately deer , were all novelties to us . From thence we proceeded ...
... remained a few days at Windsor , rambling in its beautiful forest . This was a new scene to us mountaineers ; the majestic oaks , the quantity of game , and the herds of stately deer , were all novelties to us . From thence we proceeded ...
Page 210
... remained to me , the recollection of which finally triumphed over my selfish despair . It was necessary that I should return without delay to Geneva , there to watch over the lives of those I so fondly loved ; and to lie in wait for the ...
... remained to me , the recollection of which finally triumphed over my selfish despair . It was necessary that I should return without delay to Geneva , there to watch over the lives of those I so fondly loved ; and to lie in wait for the ...
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