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 31
... promise of strict secrecy ; but she did not interest herself in the subject , and I was left by her to pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but ...
... promise of strict secrecy ; but she did not interest herself in the subject , and I was left by her to pursue my studies alone . It may appear very strange that a disciple of Albertus Magnus should arise in the eighteenth century ; but ...
Page 32
... promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors , the ful- filment of which I most eagerly sought ; and if my incantations were always unsuccessful , I attributed the failure rather to my own inexperience and mistake , than to a want ...
... promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors , the ful- filment of which I most eagerly sought ; and if my incantations were always unsuccessful , I attributed the failure rather to my own inexperience and mistake , than to a want ...
Page 37
... promise very little ; they know that metals cannot be transmuted , and that the elixir of life is a chimera . But these philosophers , whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt , and their THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 37.
... promise very little ; they know that metals cannot be transmuted , and that the elixir of life is a chimera . But these philosophers , whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt , and their THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 37.
Page 71
... promise of new hopes , I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt , which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures , such as no language can describe . This state of mind preyed upon my health , which had entirely recovered ...
... promise of new hopes , I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt , which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures , such as no language can describe . This state of mind preyed upon my health , which had entirely recovered ...
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... promise for the next day . We retired early to our apartments , but not to sleep ; at least I did not . I remained many hours at the window , watching the pallid lightning that played above Mont Blanc , and listening to the rush- ing of ...
... promise for the next day . We retired early to our apartments , but not to sleep ; at least I did not . I remained many hours at the window , watching the pallid lightning that played above Mont Blanc , and listening to the rush- ing of ...
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