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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... become a hell to me ; and the change was so rapid , the overthrow so complete ! Morning , dismal and wet , at length dawned , and discovered to my sleepless and aching eyes the church of Ingolstadt , its white steeple and clock , which ...
... become a hell to me ; and the change was so rapid , the overthrow so complete ! Morning , dismal and wet , at length dawned , and discovered to my sleepless and aching eyes the church of Ingolstadt , its white steeple and clock , which ...
Page 51
... become a judge . But , beside that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more creditable to cultivate the earth for the sustenance of man , than to be the confidant , and sometimes the accomplice , of his ...
... become a judge . But , beside that he is not at all fitted for such an occupation , it is certainly more creditable to cultivate the earth for the sustenance of man , than to be the confidant , and sometimes the accomplice , of his ...
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... become acquainted with any of its inhabitants . The winter , however , was spent cheerfully ; and although the spring was uncommonly late , when it came , its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness . The month of May had already ...
... become acquainted with any of its inhabitants . The winter , however , was spent cheerfully ; and although the spring was uncommonly late , when it came , its beauty compensated for its dilatoriness . The month of May had already ...
Page 59
... become the most wretched of human beings . Alas ! I prophesied truly , and failed only in one single circumstance , — that , in all the misery I imagined and dreaded , I did not conceive the hundredth part of the anguish that I was ...
... become the most wretched of human beings . Alas ! I prophesied truly , and failed only in one single circumstance , — that , in all the misery I imagined and dreaded , I did not conceive the hundredth part of the anguish that I was ...
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... become so extremely wicked ? " " Justine Moritz ! Poor , poor girl , is she the accused ? But it is wrongfully ; every one knows that ; no one believes it , surely , Ernest ? " " No one did at first ; but several circumstances came out ...
... become so extremely wicked ? " " Justine Moritz ! Poor , poor girl , is she the accused ? But it is wrongfully ; every one knows that ; no one believes it , surely , Ernest ? " " No one did at first ; but several circumstances came out ...
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