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 41
... hope which your eyes express , my friend , that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted : that cannot be ; listen patiently until the end of my story , and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that ...
... hope which your eyes express , my friend , that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted : that cannot be ; listen patiently until the end of my story , and you will easily perceive why I am reserved upon that ...
Page 42
... hope my present attempts would at least lay the foundations of future success . Nor could I consider the magnitude ... hope which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I ...
... hope my present attempts would at least lay the foundations of future success . Nor could I consider the magnitude ... hope which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I ...
Page 47
... hope , I sincerely hope , that all these employments are now at an end , and 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 ...
... hope , I sincerely hope , that all these employments are now at an end , and 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 ...
Page 49
... hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt , that , instead of doing harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in reality very ill ; and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions ...
... hope he felt of my recovery , he did not doubt , that , instead of doing harm , he performed the kindest action that he could towards them . But I was in reality very ill ; and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions ...
Page 50
... hope that you will confirm this intelligence soon in your own handwriting ; for indeed , indeed , Victor , we are all very miserable on this account . Relieve us from this fear , and we shall be the happiest creatures in the world ...
... hope that you will confirm this intelligence soon in your own handwriting ; for indeed , indeed , Victor , we are all very miserable on this account . Relieve us from this fear , and we shall be the happiest creatures in the world ...
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Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,Mary Shelley Limited preview - 1993 |
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