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 43
... caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent , and whom I had not seen for so long a time . I knew my silence disquieted them ; and I well remembered the words of my father , " I know that while you are pleased ...
... caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent , and whom I had not seen for so long a time . I knew my silence disquieted them ; and I well remembered the words of my father , " I know that while you are pleased ...
Page 48
... cause of all this ? " 66 ' Do not ask me , " cried I , putting my hands before my eyes , for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room ; " he can tell . Oh , save me ! save me ! " I imagined that the monster seized me ; I ...
... cause of all this ? " 66 ' Do not ask me , " cried I , putting my hands before my eyes , for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room ; " he can tell . Oh , save me ! save me ! " I imagined that the monster seized me ; I ...
Page 52
... caused the deaths of her brothers and sister . Perpetual fretting at length threw Madame Moritz into a decline , which at first increased her irritability , but she is now at peace for ever . She died on the first approach of cold ...
... caused the deaths of her brothers and sister . Perpetual fretting at length threw Madame Moritz into a decline , which at first increased her irritability , but she is now at peace for ever . She died on the first approach of cold ...
Page 53
... cause , he attributed my feelings to modesty , and changed the subject from my improvement to the science itself , with a desire , as I evidently saw , of drawing me out . What could I do ? He meant to please and he tormented me . I ...
... cause , he attributed my feelings to modesty , and changed the subject from my improvement to the science itself , with a desire , as I evidently saw , of drawing me out . What could I do ? He meant to please and he tormented me . I ...
Page 57
... cause of his death ; her words pierce my heart . We are all unhappy ; but will not that be an additional motive for you , my son , to return and be our comforter ? Your dear mother ! Alas , Victor ! I now say , thank God she did not ...
... cause of his death ; her words pierce my heart . We are all unhappy ; but will not that be an additional motive for you , my son , to return and be our comforter ? Your dear mother ! Alas , Victor ! I now say , thank God she did not ...
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