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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... heart and soul , in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make . None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of Science . In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you , and there ...
... heart and soul , in the pursuit of some discoveries which I hoped to make . None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of Science . In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you , and there ...
Page 43
... heart and soul , in one pursuit . It was a most beautiful season ; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest , or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage ; but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature . And the same ...
... heart and soul , in one pursuit . It was a most beautiful season ; never did the fields bestow a more plentiful harvest , or the vines yield a more luxuriant vintage ; but my eyes were insensible to the charms of nature . And the same ...
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... heart . Unable to 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 ...
... heart . Unable to 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 ...
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... heart palpitated in the sickness of fear ; and I hurried on with irregular steps , not daring to look about me : — Like one who , on a lonely road , Doth walk in fear and dread , And , having once turned round , walks on , And turns no ...
... heart palpitated in the sickness of fear ; and I hurried on with irregular steps , not daring to look about me : — Like one who , on a lonely road , Doth walk in fear and dread , And , having once turned round , walks on , And turns no ...
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... heart , but I did not speak . I saw plainly that he was surprised , but he never attempted to draw my secret from me ; and although I loved him with a mixture of affection and reverence that knew no bounds , yet I could never persuade ...
... heart , but I did not speak . I saw plainly that he was surprised , but he never attempted to draw my secret from me ; and although I loved him with a mixture of affection and reverence that knew no bounds , yet I could never persuade ...
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