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 63
... murder . I had no fear , therefore , that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her ; and , in this assurance , I calmed myself , expecting the trial with eagerness , but without prognosticating ...
... murder . I had no fear , therefore , that any circumstantial evidence could be brought forward strong enough to convict her ; and , in this assurance , I calmed myself , expecting the trial with eagerness , but without prognosticating ...
Page 64
... murdered , with every aggravation of infamy that could make the murder memorable in horror . Justine also was a girl of merit , and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy : now all was to be obliterated in an igno ...
... murdered , with every aggravation of infamy that could make the murder memorable in horror . Justine also was a girl of merit , and possessed qualities which promised to render her life happy : now all was to be obliterated in an igno ...
Page 65
... murder had been committed , and towards morning had been perceived by a market - woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been found . The woman asked her what she did there ; but she looked very strangely ...
... murder had been committed , and towards morning had been perceived by a market - woman not far from the spot where the body of the murdered child had been found . The woman asked her what she did there ; but she looked very strangely ...
Page 66
... murdered , or rather his sister , for I was educated by and have lived with his parents ever since and even long before his death . It may therefore be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion ; but when I see a fellow ...
... murdered , or rather his sister , for I was educated by and have lived with his parents ever since and even long before his death . It may therefore be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion ; but when I see a fellow ...
Page 67
... murdered my brother , also in his hell- ish sport have betrayed the innocent to death and ignominy ? I could not sustain the horror of my situation ; and when I perceived that the popular voice , and the countenances of the judges , had ...
... murdered my brother , also in his hell- ish sport have betrayed the innocent to death and ignominy ? I could not sustain the horror of my situation ; and when I perceived that the popular voice , and the countenances of the judges , had ...
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