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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... once had a friend , the most noble of human creatures , and am entitled , therefore , to judge respecting friendship . You have hope and the world before you , and have no cause for despair . But I- I have lost every thing , and cannot ...
... once had a friend , the most noble of human creatures , and am entitled , therefore , to judge respecting friendship . You have hope and the world before you , and have no cause for despair . But I- I have lost every thing , and cannot ...
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... once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens . I remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an ...
... once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens . I remained , while the storm lasted , watching its progress with curiosity and delight . As I stood at the door , on a sudden I beheld a stream of fire issue from an ...
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... once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated , and I beheld only ...
... once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming , that all the steps by which I had been progressively led to it were obliterated , and I beheld only ...
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... once turned round , walks on , And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread . * * Coleridge's " Ancient Mariner . " Continuing thus , I came at length opposite to the 46 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... once turned round , walks on , And turns no more his head ; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread . * * Coleridge's " Ancient Mariner . " Continuing thus , I came at length opposite to the 46 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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... once remarked , that if you were in an ill humor , one glance from Justine could dissipate it , for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of Angelica , she looked so frank - hearted and happy . My aunt conceived a ...
... once remarked , that if you were in an ill humor , one glance from Justine could dissipate it , for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of Angelica , she looked so frank - hearted and happy . My aunt conceived a ...
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