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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... manner . How ill you are ! What is the cause of all this ? " 66 ' Do not ask me , " cried I , putting my hands before my eyes , for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room ; " he can tell . Oh , save me ! save me ! " I ...
... manner . How ill you are ! What is the cause of all this ? " 66 ' Do not ask me , " cried I , putting my hands before my eyes , for I thought I saw the dreaded spectre glide into the room ; " he can tell . Oh , save me ! save me ! " I ...
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... manners than those which prevail in the great monarchies that surround it . Hence there is less distinc- tion between the several classes of its inhabitants ; and the lower orders being neither so poor nor so despised , their manners ...
... manners than those which prevail in the great monarchies that surround it . Hence there is less distinc- tion between the several classes of its inhabitants ; and the lower orders being neither so poor nor so despised , their manners ...
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... manners , so that even now she often reminds me of her . " When my dearest aunt died , every one was too much occupied in their own grief to notice poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection ...
... manners , so that even now she often reminds me of her . " When my dearest aunt died , every one was too much occupied in their own grief to notice poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection ...
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... manner . This was a strange tale , but it did not shake my faith ; and I replied earnestly , " You are all mistaken ; I know the murderer . Justine , poor good Justine , is innocent . " At that instant my father entered . I saw ...
... manner . This was a strange tale , but it did not shake my faith ; and I replied earnestly , " You are all mistaken ; I know the murderer . Justine , poor good Justine , is innocent . " At that instant my father entered . I saw ...
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... and that made me wretched ; for I knew that it was impossible : and to see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a manner , rendered me hopeless and despairing . " She wept . " Sweet niece , " said my father , " THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 63.
... and that made me wretched ; for I knew that it was impossible : and to see every one else prejudiced in so deadly a manner , rendered me hopeless and despairing . " She wept . " Sweet niece , " said my father , " THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 63.
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