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 18
... dreams are more extended and magnificent ; but they want ( as the painters call it ) keeping ; and I greatly need a friend who would have sense enough not to despise me as romantic , and affection enough for me to endeavor to regulate ...
... dreams are more extended and magnificent ; but they want ( as the painters call it ) keeping ; and I greatly need a friend who would have sense enough not to despise me as romantic , and affection enough for me to endeavor to regulate ...
Page 32
... dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality ; and I entered with the greatest diligence into the search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life . But the latter obtained my most undivided attention : wealth was an inferior ...
... dreams were therefore undisturbed by reality ; and I entered with the greatest diligence into the search for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life . But the latter obtained my most undivided attention : wealth was an inferior ...
Page 45
... dream vanished , and breathless horror and dis- gust filled my heart . Unable to endure the aspect of the being I ... dreams . I thought I saw Eliza- beth , in the bloom of health , walking in the streets of Ingolstadt . Delighted and ...
... dream vanished , and breathless horror and dis- gust filled my heart . Unable to endure the aspect of the being I ... dreams . I thought I saw Eliza- beth , in the bloom of health , walking in the streets of Ingolstadt . Delighted and ...
Page 46
... dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so long a space , were now 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 ...
... dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so long a space , were now 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 ...
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