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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... - low his track , which we had observed with the greatest attention . About two hours after this occurrence , we heard the ground sea ; and before night the ice broke , and freed our THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 21 LETTER IV. ...
... - low his track , which we had observed with the greatest attention . About two hours after this occurrence , we heard the ground sea ; and before night the ice broke , and freed our THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 21 LETTER IV. ...
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... night , on a large fragment of ice . Only one dog remained alive ; but there was a human being within it , whom the sailors were persuading to enter the vessel . He was not , as the other traveller seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of ...
... night , on a large fragment of ice . Only one dog remained alive ; but there was a human being within it , whom the sailors were persuading to enter the vessel . He was not , as the other traveller seemed to be , a savage inhabitant of ...
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... night to record , as nearly as possible in his own words , what he has related during the day . If I should be engaged , I will at least make notes . This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure ; but to me , who know ...
... night to record , as nearly as possible in his own words , what he has related during the day . If I should be engaged , I will at least make notes . This manuscript will doubtless afford you the greatest pleasure ; but to me , who know ...
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... nights in vaults and charnel - houses . My attention was fixed upon every object the most insupportable to the delicacy of the human feelings . I saw how the fine form of man was degraded and wasted ; I beheld the corruption of death ...
... nights in vaults and charnel - houses . My attention was fixed upon every object the most insupportable to the delicacy of the human feelings . I saw how the fine form of man was degraded and wasted ; I beheld the corruption of death ...
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