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 71
... sorrow pre- vents improvement or enjoyment , or even the discharge of daily usefulness , without which no man is fit for society . " This advice , although good , was totally inapplicable to my case ; I should have been the first to ...
... sorrow pre- vents improvement or enjoyment , or even the discharge of daily usefulness , without which no man is fit for society . " This advice , although good , was totally inapplicable to my case ; I should have been the first to ...
Page 74
... sorrow which I might naturally feel , thought an amusement suited to my taste would be the best means of restoring me to my wonted serenity . It was from this cause that he had removed to the country , and , induced by the same motive ...
... sorrow which I might naturally feel , thought an amusement suited to my taste would be the best means of restoring me to my wonted serenity . It was from this cause that he had removed to the country , and , induced by the same motive ...
Page 77
... sorrow , The path of its departure still is free . Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow ; Nought may endure but mutability . " It was nearly noon when I arrived at the top of the ascent . For some time I sat upon the rock that ...
... sorrow , The path of its departure still is free . Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his morrow ; Nought may endure but mutability . " It was nearly noon when I arrived at the top of the ascent . For some time I sat upon the rock that ...
Page 91
... and once his father paused in his music , and I conjectured by his man- ner that he inquired the cause of his son's sorrow . Felix replied in a cheerful accent , and the old man was recommencing THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 91.
... and once his father paused in his music , and I conjectured by his man- ner that he inquired the cause of his son's sorrow . Felix replied in a cheerful accent , and the old man was recommencing THE MODERN PROMETHEUS . 91.
Page 92
... sorrow vanished from his face , and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy , of which I could hardly have believed it capable ; his eyes sparkled , as his cheek flushed with pleasure ; and at that moment I thought him as ...
... sorrow vanished from his face , and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy , of which I could hardly have believed it capable ; his eyes sparkled , as his cheek flushed with pleasure ; and at that moment I thought him as ...
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