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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... light and airy ; and though capable of enduring great fatigue , she appeared the most fragile creature in the world . While I admired her understanding and fancy , I loved to tend on her , as I should on a favorite animal ; and I never ...
... light and airy ; and though capable of enduring great fatigue , she appeared the most fragile creature in the world . While I admired her understanding and fancy , I loved to tend on her , as I should on a favorite animal ; and I never ...
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... light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com- municated my discovery to my father . I cannot help remarking here the many opportunities instructors possess of directing the attention of their pupils to useful ...
... light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com- municated my discovery to my father . I cannot help remarking here the many opportunities instructors possess of directing the attention of their pupils to useful ...
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... light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree shattered in a singular man- ner . It was not splintered by the shock , but entirely reduced ...
... light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree shattered in a singular man- ner . It was not splintered by the shock , but entirely reduced ...
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... light . The labors of men of genius , however erroneously directed , scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind . " I listened to his state- ment , which was delivered without any presumption or ...
... light . The labors of men of genius , however erroneously directed , scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind . " I listened to his state- ment , which was delivered without any presumption or ...
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... light of morning while I was yet engaged in my laboratory . ress . As I applied so closely , it may be easily conceived that I improved rapidly . My ardor was indeed the astonishment of the students ; and my proficiency , that of the ...
... light of morning while I was yet engaged in my laboratory . ress . As I applied so closely , it may be easily conceived that I improved rapidly . My ardor was indeed the astonishment of the students ; and my proficiency , that of the ...
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