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 48
... Poor Clerval ! what must have been his feelings ? A meeting , which he anticipated with such joy , so strangely turned to bitter- But I was not the witness of his grief ; for I was lifeless , and did not recover my senses for a long ...
... Poor Clerval ! what must have been his feelings ? A meeting , which he anticipated with such joy , so strangely turned to bitter- But I was not the witness of his grief ; for I was lifeless , and did not recover my senses for a long ...
Page 51
... poor nor so despised , their manners are more refined and moral . A servant in Geneva does not mean the same thing as a servant in France or England . Justine , thus received in our family , learned the duties of servant ; a condition ...
... poor nor so despised , their manners are more refined and moral . A servant in Geneva does not mean the same thing as a servant in France or England . Justine , thus received in our family , learned the duties of servant ; a condition ...
Page 52
... poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection . Poor Justine was very ill ; but other trials were reserved for her . " One by one , her brothers and sister died ; and her mother , with the ...
... poor Justine , who had attended her during her illness with the most anxious affection . Poor Justine was very ill ; but other trials were reserved for her . " One by one , her brothers and sister died ; and her mother , with the ...
Page 59
... poor William had been murdered . As I could not pass through the town I was obliged to cross the lake in a boat to arrive at Plainpalais . During this short voyage I saw the light- nings playing on the summit of Mont Blanc in the most ...
... poor William had been murdered . As I could not pass through the town I was obliged to cross the lake in a boat to arrive at Plainpalais . During this short voyage I saw the light- nings playing on the summit of Mont Blanc in the most ...
Page 61
... Poor Elizabeth also is quite inconsolable . " Ernest began to weep as he said these words . " Do not , " said I , " welcome me thus ; try to be more calm , that I may not be absolutely miserable the moment I enter my father's house ...
... Poor Elizabeth also is quite inconsolable . " Ernest began to weep as he said these words . " Do not , " said I , " welcome me thus ; try to be more calm , that I may not be absolutely miserable the moment I enter my father's house ...
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affection Agatha agony Albertus Magnus anguish appeared arrived beautiful became beheld beloved bestow calm Chamonix Clerval Cologny companion consolation Cornelius Agrippa cottage countenance cousin creature dared dark dear death delight desire despair destroyed discovered dreadful dream earth Elizabeth endeavored endured entered expressed eyes father fear feelings Felix felt Frankenstein Geneva gentle girl grief happy heard heart heavens hope horror human idea imagination Ingolstadt innocence journey Jura Justine kind Kirwin Krempe labors lake listened live looked Lord Byron Mark Lemon marriage mind miserable misfortunes MODERN PROMETHEUS monster Mont Blanc months morning mountains murder natural philosophy never night Paracelsus Paradise Lost passed peace perceived pleasure possessed promise reflected remained resolved revenge rienced Safie scene sensations smiles sometimes soon sorrow spirits strange suffered Switzerland tale tears thought tion torture tranquillity Victor voice wind wish wonder wood words wretch