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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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. capacity , which closely pursues one study , must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in ... arrived at this point , and had become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. capacity , which closely pursues one study , must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in ... arrived at this point , and had become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as ...
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... arrive at once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated , and I ...
... arrive at once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated , and I ...
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... length free . " I trembled excessively ; I could not endure to think of , and far less to allude to the occurrences of the preceding night . I walked with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 47.
... length free . " I trembled excessively ; I could not endure to think of , and far less to allude to the occurrences of the preceding night . I walked with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 47.
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at my college . I then reflected , and the ... arrival ; but when he observed me more attentively , he saw a wildness in my eyes for which he could not account ; and my ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at my college . I then reflected , and the ... arrival ; but when he observed me more attentively , he saw a wildness in my eyes for which he could not account ; and my ...
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... arrived , the roads were deemed impassable , and my journey was retarded until the ensuing spring . I felt this delay very severely ; for I longed to see my na- tive town , and my beloved friends . My return had only been delayed so ...
... arrived , the roads were deemed impassable , and my journey was retarded until the ensuing spring . I felt this delay very severely ; for I longed to see my na- tive town , and my beloved friends . My return had only been delayed so ...
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