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 50
... fear , and we shall be the happiest creatures in the world . Your father's health is now so vigorous , that he appears ten years younger since last winter . Ernest also is so much improved , that you would hardly know him he is now ...
... fear , and we shall be the happiest creatures in the world . Your father's health is now so vigorous , that he appears ten years younger since last winter . Ernest also is so much improved , that you would hardly know him he is now ...
Page 58
... Fear overcame me ; I dared not advance , dreading a thousand name- less evils that made me tremble , although I was unable to define them . I remained two days at Lausanne , in this painful state of mind . I contemplated the lake : the ...
... Fear overcame me ; I dared not advance , dreading a thousand name- less evils that made me tremble , although I was unable to define them . I remained two days at Lausanne , in this painful state of mind . I contemplated the lake : the ...
Page 59
... fear , my friend , that I shall render myself tedious by dwelling on these preliminary circumstances ; but they were days of com- parative happiness , and I think of them with pleasure . My country , my beloved country ! who but a ...
... fear , my friend , that I shall render myself tedious by dwelling on these preliminary circumstances ; but they were days of com- parative happiness , and I think of them with pleasure . My country , my beloved country ! who but a ...
Page 62
... fear , leaves no hope for doubt . But she will be tried to - day , and you will then hear all . " He related that the morning upon which the murder of poor William had been discovered , Justine had been taken ill , and con- fined to her ...
... fear , leaves no hope for doubt . But she will be tried to - day , and you will then hear all . " He related that the morning upon which the murder of poor William had been discovered , Justine had been taken ill , and con- fined to her ...
Page 63
... fear , therefore , that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her ; and , in this assurance , I calmed myself , expecting the trial with eagerness , but without prognosticating an evil result . We ...
... fear , therefore , that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her ; and , in this assurance , I calmed myself , expecting the trial with eagerness , but without prognosticating an evil result . We ...
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