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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... present state of the science , and explained many of its elementary terms . After having made a few preparatory experiments , he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry , the terms of which I shall never forget . " The ancient ...
... present state of the science , and explained many of its elementary terms . After having made a few preparatory experiments , he concluded with a panegyric upon modern chemistry , the terms of which I shall never forget . " The ancient ...
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... present within my command hardly appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking ; but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed . I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses ; my operations might be inces- santly baffled , and at ...
... present within my command hardly appeared adequate to so arduous an undertaking ; but I doubted not that I should ultimately succeed . I prepared myself for a multitude of reverses ; my operations might be inces- santly baffled , and at ...
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... present to my view . I did not dare return to the apartment which I inhabited , but felt impelled to hurry on , al- though wetted by the rain , which poured from a black and comfort- less sky . I continued walking in this manner for ...
... present to my view . I did not dare return to the apartment which I inhabited , but felt impelled to hurry on , al- though wetted by the rain , which poured from a black and comfort- less sky . I continued walking in this manner for ...
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... present temper , my friend , you will perhaps be glad to see a letter that has been lying here some days for you : it is from your cousin , I believe . " CHAPTER V. C LERVAL then put the following letter into my hands : : -- " To V ...
... present temper , my friend , you will perhaps be glad to see a letter that has been lying here some days for you : it is from your cousin , I believe . " CHAPTER V. C LERVAL then put the following letter into my hands : : -- " To V ...
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... present to my recollection , but which I feared the detail to another would only impress more deeply . M. Krempe was not equally docile ; and in my condition at that time , of almost insupportable sensitiveness , his harsh , blunt enco ...
... present to my recollection , but which I feared the detail to another would only impress more deeply . M. Krempe was not equally docile ; and in my condition at that time , of almost insupportable sensitiveness , his harsh , blunt enco ...
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