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 85
... kind- ness and affection , that I felt sensations of a peculiar and over- powering nature : they were a mixture of pain and pleasure , such as I had never before experienced , either from hunger or cold , warmth or food ; and I withdrew ...
... kind- ness and affection , that I felt sensations of a peculiar and over- powering nature : they were a mixture of pain and pleasure , such as I had never before experienced , either from hunger or cold , warmth or food ; and I withdrew ...
Page 89
... kind of conversation , although I applied my whole mind to the endeavor : for I easily perceived , that , although I eagerly longed to discover myself to the cottagers , I ought not to make the attempt until I had first become master of ...
... kind of conversation , although I applied my whole mind to the endeavor : for I easily perceived , that , although I eagerly longed to discover myself to the cottagers , I ought not to make the attempt until I had first become master of ...
Page 95
... kind of prop- erty . I was , besides , endowed with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome ; I was not even of the same nature as man . I was more agile than they , and could subsist upon coarser diet ; I bore the extremes of heat ...
... kind of prop- erty . I was , besides , endowed with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome ; I was not even of the same nature as man . I was more agile than they , and could subsist upon coarser diet ; I bore the extremes of heat ...
Page 105
... kind host ; I have food : it is warmth and rest only that I need . ' " I sat down , and a silence ensued . I knew that every minute was precious to me , yet I remained irresolute in what manner to commence the interview ; when the old ...
... kind host ; I have food : it is warmth and rest only that I need . ' " I sat down , and a silence ensued . I knew that every minute was precious to me , yet I remained irresolute in what manner to commence the interview ; when the old ...
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