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 48
... Clerval . We ascended into my room , and the servant presently brought breakfast ; but I was unable to contain myself . It was not joy only that possessed me : I felt my flesh tingle with excess of sensi- tiveness , and my pulse beat ...
... Clerval . We ascended into my room , and the servant presently brought breakfast ; but I was unable to contain myself . It was not joy only that possessed me : I felt my flesh tingle with excess of sensi- tiveness , and my pulse beat ...
Page 49
... Clerval , " exclaimed I , " how kind , how very good you are to me . This whole winter , instead of being spent in study , as you promised yourself , has been consumed in my sick room . How shall I ever repay you ? I feel the greatest ...
... Clerval , " exclaimed I , " how kind , how very good you are to me . This whole winter , instead of being spent in study , as you promised yourself , has been consumed in my sick room . How shall I ever repay you ? I feel the greatest ...
Page 50
... Clerval conceals the extent of your disorder ; for it is now several months since we have seen your handwriting ; and all this time you have been obliged to dictate your letters to Henry . Surely , Victor , you must have been ...
... Clerval conceals the extent of your disorder ; for it is now several months since we have seen your handwriting ; and all this time you have been obliged to dictate your letters to Henry . Surely , Victor , you must have been ...
Page 53
... Clerval from Geneva . But he has already recovered his spirits , and is reported to be on the point of marrying a very lively pretty French woman , Madame Tavernier . She is a widow , and much older than Manoir ; but she is very much ...
... Clerval from Geneva . But he has already recovered his spirits , and is reported to be on the point of marrying a very lively pretty French woman , Madame Tavernier . She is a widow , and much older than Manoir ; but she is very much ...
Page 54
... Clerval ; I was myself when young ; but that wears out in a very short time . " M. Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself , which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoy- ing to me . Clerval was no ...
... Clerval ; I was myself when young ; but that wears out in a very short time . " M. Krempe had now commenced an eulogy on himself , which happily turned the conversation from a subject that was so annoy- ing to me . Clerval was no ...
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