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 44
My limbs now tremble and my eyes swim with the remembrance ; but then a
resistless and almost frantic impulse urged me forward ; I seemed to have lost all
soul or sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance , that
...
My limbs now tremble and my eyes swim with the remembrance ; but then a
resistless and almost frantic impulse urged me forward ; I seemed to have lost all
soul or sensation but for this one pursuit . It was indeed but a passing trance , that
...
Page 50
Ernest also is so much improved , that you would hardly know him : he is now
nearly sixteen , and has lost that sickly appearance which he had some years
ago : he is grown quite robust and active . " My uncle and I conversed a long time
last ...
Ernest also is so much improved , that you would hardly know him : he is now
nearly sixteen , and has lost that sickly appearance which he had some years
ago : he is grown quite robust and active . " My uncle and I conversed a long time
last ...
Page 57
We returned again with torches ; for I could not rest when I thought that my sweet
boy had lost himself , and was exposed to all the damps and dews of night :
Elizabeth also suffered extreme anguish . About five in the morning I discovered
my ...
We returned again with torches ; for I could not rest when I thought that my sweet
boy had lost himself , and was exposed to all the damps and dews of night :
Elizabeth also suffered extreme anguish . About five in the morning I discovered
my ...
Page 60
No sooner did that idea cross my imagination than I became convinced of its truth
; my teeth chattered , and I was forced to lean against a tree for support . The
figure passed me quickly , and I lost it in the gloom . Nothing in human shape
could ...
No sooner did that idea cross my imagination than I became convinced of its truth
; my teeth chattered , and I was forced to lean against a tree for support . The
figure passed me quickly , and I lost it in the gloom . Nothing in human shape
could ...
Page 63
Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy ,
but this poor girl , whom I sincerely love , is to be torn away even by a worse fate .
If she is condemned , I never shall know joy more . But she will not , I am sure ...
Our misfortune is doubly hard to us ; we have not only lost that lovely darling boy ,
but this poor girl , whom I sincerely love , is to be torn away even by a worse fate .
If she is condemned , I never shall know joy more . But she will not , I am sure ...
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User Review - GoodreadsLet me be clear. I did not like this book. You don't even want to get me started on the Gothic romance genre or the absolutely pathetic characters to which it gives rise. But I have to say, due to the ... Read full review
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User Review - GoodreadsI read a good biography of Mary Shelley back in April, but had never actually gotten around to reading her famous novel, Frankenstein, until now. I spotted it on a campsite book exchange and thought ... Read full review
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| Title | Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus |
| Author | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley |
| Publisher | Sever, Francis, & Company, 1869 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Nov 2008 |
| Length | 177 pages |
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