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 31
... appeared to me treasures known to few beside my- self ; and although I often wished to communicate these secret stores of knowledge to my father , yet his indefinite censure of my favorite Agrippa always withheld me . I disclosed my ...
... appeared to me treasures known to few beside my- self ; and although I often wished to communicate these secret stores of knowledge to my father , yet his indefinite censure of my favorite Agrippa always withheld me . I disclosed my ...
Page 34
... appeared a part of our own , can have departed forever , that the brightness of a beloved eye can have been extinguished , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the ...
... appeared a part of our own , can have departed forever , that the brightness of a beloved eye can have been extinguished , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the ...
Page 37
... appeared about fifty years of age , but with an aspect expressive of the greatest benevo- lence ; a few gray hairs covered his temples , but those at the back of his head were nearly black . His person was short , but . remarka- bly ...
... appeared about fifty years of age , but with an aspect expressive of the greatest benevo- lence ; a few gray hairs covered his temples , but those at the back of his head were nearly black . His person was short , but . remarka- bly ...
Page 42
... appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking ; but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed . I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses ; my operations might be inces- santly baffled , and at last my work be imperfect ; yet ...
... appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking ; but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed . I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses ; my operations might be inces- santly baffled , and at last my work be imperfect ; yet ...
Page 44
... appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines , or any other unwholesome trade , than an artist occupied by his favorite employment . Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever , and I became nervous to a most painful ...
... appeared rather like one doomed by slavery to toil in the mines , or any other unwholesome trade , than an artist occupied by his favorite employment . Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever , and I became nervous to a most painful ...
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