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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... passed all his life on board a vessel , and has scarcely an idea beyond the rope and the shroud . But do not suppose that , because I complain a little , or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know , that ...
... passed all his life on board a vessel , and has scarcely an idea beyond the rope and the shroud . But do not suppose that , because I complain a little , or because I can conceive a consolation for my toils which I may never know , that ...
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... passed in this manner before he was able to speak ; and I often feared that his sufferings had deprived him of his understanding . When he had in some measure recovered , I re- moved him to my own cabin , and attended on him as much as ...
... passed in this manner before he was able to speak ; and I often feared that his sufferings had deprived him of his understanding . When he had in some measure recovered , I re- moved him to my own cabin , and attended on him as much as ...
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... passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country ; and it was not until the decline of life that he thought of marrying , and bestowing on the state sons who might carry his virtues and his name down to ...
... passed his younger days perpetually occupied by the affairs of his country ; and it was not until the decline of life that he thought of marrying , and bestowing on the state sons who might carry his virtues and his name down to ...
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... passed in this manner . her time was more entirely occupied in attending him ; her means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ...
... passed in this manner . her time was more entirely occupied in attending him ; her means of subsistence decreased ; and in the tenth month her father died in her arms , leaving her an orphan and a beggar . This last blow overcame her ...
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... passed more happily than mine . My par- ents were indulgent , and my companions amiable . Our studies were never forced ; and by some means we always had an end placed in view , which excited us to ardor in the prosecution of them . It ...
... passed more happily than mine . My par- ents were indulgent , and my companions amiable . Our studies were never forced ; and by some means we always had an end placed in view , which excited us to ardor in the prosecution of them . It ...
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