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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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. endeavoring to bestow mutual pleasure , I was now alone . In the university whither I was going , I must form my own friends , and be my own protector . My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and ...
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. endeavoring to bestow mutual pleasure , I was now alone . In the university whither I was going , I must form my own friends , and be my own protector . My life had hitherto been remarkably secluded and ...
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... endeavored to form ? His limbs were in proportion , and I had selected his features as beautiful . Beautiful ! Great ... endeavoring to seek a few moments of forgetfulness . But it was in vain : I slept indeed , but I was disturbed by ...
... endeavored to form ? His limbs were in proportion , and I had selected his features as beautiful . Beautiful ! Great ... endeavoring to seek a few moments of forgetfulness . But it was in vain : I slept indeed , but I was disturbed by ...
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... endeavoring , by bodily exercise , to ease the load that weighed upon my mind . I traversed the streets , without any clear conception of where I was , or what I was doing . My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear ; and I hurried on ...
... endeavoring , by bodily exercise , to ease the load that weighed upon my mind . I traversed the streets , without any clear conception of where I was , or what I was doing . My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear ; and I hurried on ...
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... endeavored to imitate her phraseology and manners , so that even now she often reminds me of her . " When my dearest aunt died , every one was too much occupied in their own grief to notice poor Justine , who had attended her during her ...
... endeavored to imitate her phraseology and manners , so that even now she often reminds me of her . " When my dearest aunt died , every one was too much occupied in their own grief to notice poor Justine , who had attended her during her ...
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