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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... dear Margaret . Be assured that , for my own sake , as well as yours , I will not rashly encounter danger . I will be cool , persevering , and prudent . Remember me to all my English friends . Most affectionately yours , R. W. LETTER IV ...
... dear Margaret . Be assured that , for my own sake , as well as yours , I will not rashly encounter danger . I will be cool , persevering , and prudent . Remember me to all my English friends . Most affectionately yours , R. W. LETTER IV ...
Page 24
... dear Margaret , that I should find no friend on the wide ocean ; yet I have found a man who , before his spirit had been broken by misery , I should have been happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my ...
... dear Margaret , that I should find no friend on the wide ocean ; yet I have found a man who , before his spirit had been broken by misery , I should have been happy to have possessed as the brother of my heart . I shall continue my ...
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... dear Victor , do not waste your time upon this : it is sad trash ! " If , instead of this remark , my father had taken the pains to ex- plain to me , that the principles of Agrippa had been entirely exploded , and that a modern system ...
... dear Victor , do not waste your time upon this : it is sad trash ! " If , instead of this remark , my father had taken the pains to ex- plain to me , that the principles of Agrippa had been entirely exploded , and that a modern system ...
Page 34
... , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections of the first days ; but when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil , 34 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... , and the sound of a voice so familiar and dear to the ear can be hushed never more to be heard . These are the reflections of the first days ; but when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil , 34 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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... dear connection ; and why should I describe a sorrow which all have felt , and must feel ? The time at length arrives , when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , although it may be ...
... dear connection ; and why should I describe a sorrow which all have felt , and must feel ? The time at length arrives , when grief is rather an indulgence than a necessity ; and the smile that plays upon the lips , although it may be ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestow calm Chamonix Clerval Cologny companion consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavored endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle girl grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocence journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labors lake listened live looked Lord Byron Mark Lemon marriage mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed peace perceived pleasure possessed promise reflected remained resolved revenge rienced Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch