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 45
... endure the aspect of the being I had created , I rushed out of the room , and continued a long time traversing my bed - chamber , unable to compose my mind to sleep . At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before endured ...
... endure the aspect of the being I had created , I rushed out of the room , and continued a long time traversing my bed - chamber , unable to compose my mind to sleep . At length lassitude succeeded to the tumult I had before endured ...
Page 47
... that I am at length free . " I trembled excessively ; I could not endure to think of , and far less to allude to the occurrences of the preceding night . I walked with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 47.
... that I am at length free . " I trembled excessively ; I could not endure to think of , and far less to allude to the occurrences of the preceding night . I walked with a quick pace , and we soon arrived at THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 47.
Page 51
... endure her , and , after the death of M. Moritz , treated her very ill . My aunt observed this ; and , when Justine was twelve years of age , prevailed on her mother to allow her to live at her house . The republican institutions of our ...
... endure her , and , after the death of M. Moritz , treated her very ill . My aunt observed this ; and , when Justine was twelve years of age , prevailed on her mother to allow her to live at her house . The republican institutions of our ...
Page 59
... endure . - It was completely dark when I arrived in the environs of Geneva ; the gates of the town were already shut ; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron , a village half a league to the east of the city . The sky was ...
... endure . - It was completely dark when I arrived in the environs of Geneva ; the gates of the town were already shut ; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron , a village half a league to the east of the city . The sky was ...
Page 67
... endured . The person to whom I addressed myself added , that Justine had already confessed her guilt . " That evidence , " he observed , " was hardly required in so glaring a case , but I am glad of it ; and , indeed , none of our ...
... endured . The person to whom I addressed myself added , that Justine had already confessed her guilt . " That evidence , " he observed , " was hardly required in so glaring a case , but I am glad of it ; and , indeed , none of our ...
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