Frankenstein, or, The Modern PrometheusFrankenstein was published in 1818, the work of a 21-year-old genius named Mary Shelley. Hundreds of movies, adaptations, and monster masks later, its reputation remains so lively that the title has become its own word in the English language. Victor Frankenstein, a scientist, discovers the secret of reanimating the dead. After he rejects his hideous creation, not even the farthest poles of the earth will keep his bitter monster from seeking an inhuman revenge. Inspired by a uniquely Romantic view of science’s possibilities, Shelley’s masterpiece ultimately wrestles with the hidden shadows of the human mind. |
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Page 115
... finish until I desolate your heart , so that you curse the hour of your birth . " A fiendish rage animated him as he said this ; his face was wrinkled into contortions too horrible for human eyes to behold ; but presently he calmed ...
... finish until I desolate your heart , so that you curse the hour of your birth . " A fiendish rage animated him as he said this ; his face was wrinkled into contortions too horrible for human eyes to behold ; but presently he calmed ...
Page 126
... finish my labors in some obscure nook in the northern highlands of Scotland . We quitted London on the 27th of March , and remained a few days at Windsor , rambling in its beautiful forest . This was a new scene to us mountaineers ; the ...
... finish my labors in some obscure nook in the northern highlands of Scotland . We quitted London on the 27th of March , and remained a few days at Windsor , rambling in its beautiful forest . This was a new scene to us mountaineers ; the ...
Page 129
... finish my work in solitude . I did not doubt but that the monster followed me , and would discover himself to me when I should have finished , that he might receive his com- panion . With this resolution , I traversed the northern ...
... finish my work in solitude . I did not doubt but that the monster followed me , and would discover himself to me when I should have finished , that he might receive his com- panion . With this resolution , I traversed the northern ...
Page 134
... , at daybreak , I summoned sufficient courage , and unlocked the door of my labora- tory . The remains of the half - finished creature , whom I had de- stroyed , lay scattered on the floor , and I 134 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... , at daybreak , I summoned sufficient courage , and unlocked the door of my labora- tory . The remains of the half - finished creature , whom I had de- stroyed , lay scattered on the floor , and I 134 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
Page 145
... finish the tragedy ? Ah ! my father , do not remain in this wretched country ; take me where I may forget myself , my existence , and all the world . " My father easily acceded to my desire ; and , after having taken leave of Mr. Kirwin ...
... finish the tragedy ? Ah ! my father , do not remain in this wretched country ; take me where I may forget myself , my existence , and all the world . " My father easily acceded to my desire ; and , after having taken leave of Mr. Kirwin ...
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