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 35
... desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become his father's partner ; but he believed that a man might be a very good trader , and yet possess a cultivated understanding . We sat late , listening to his complaints , and making many ...
... desire to be idle , and was well pleased to become his father's partner ; but he believed that a man might be a very good trader , and yet possess a cultivated understanding . We sat late , listening to his complaints , and making many ...
Page 36
... desires were complied with , and it would , indeed , have been folly to repent . I had sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections dur- ing my journey to Ingolstadt , which was long and fatiguing . At length the high white ...
... desires were complied with , and it would , indeed , have been folly to repent . I had sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections dur- ing my journey to Ingolstadt , which was long and fatiguing . At length the high white ...
Page 41
... desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that ... desire of the wisest men since the creation of the world , was now within my grasp . Not that , like a magic scene ...
... desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that ... desire of the wisest men since the creation of the world , was now within my grasp . Not that , like a magic scene ...
Page 43
... preserve a calm and peaceful mind , and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity . I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule . THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 43.
... preserve a calm and peaceful mind , and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity . I do not think that the pursuit of knowledge is an exception to this rule . THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 43.
Page 53
... desire , as I evidently saw , of drawing me out . What could I do ? He meant to please and he tormented me . I felt as if he had placed carefully , one by one , in my view those instruments which were to be afterwards used in putting me ...
... desire , as I evidently saw , of drawing me out . What could I do ? He meant to please and he tormented me . I felt as if he had placed carefully , one by one , in my view those instruments which were to be afterwards used in putting me ...
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