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 60
... suffered during the remainder of the night , which I spent cold and wet in the open air . But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather ; my imagination was busy in scenes of evil and despair . I considered the being whom I had ...
... suffered during the remainder of the night , which I spent cold and wet in the open air . But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather ; my imagination was busy in scenes of evil and despair . I considered the being whom I had ...
Page 63
... suffer as guilty . She is to be tried to - day , and I hope , I sincerely hope , that she will be acquitted . " This speech calmed me . I was firmly convinced in my own mind that Justine , and indeed every human being , was guiltless of ...
... suffer as guilty . She is to be tried to - day , and I hope , I sincerely hope , that she will be acquitted . " This speech calmed me . I was firmly convinced in my own mind that Justine , and indeed every human being , was guiltless of ...
Page 64
... suffered living torture . It was to be decided , whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow - beings : one a smiling babe , full of joy and innocence ; the other far more dreadfully ...
... suffered living torture . It was to be decided , whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow - beings : one a smiling babe , full of joy and innocence ; the other far more dreadfully ...
Page 67
... suffer , than that one guilty should escape . But she has confessed . " This was a dire blow to poor Elizabeth , who had relied with firm- ness upon Justine's innocence . " Alas ! " said she , " how shall I ever again believe in human ...
... suffer , than that one guilty should escape . But she has confessed . " This was a dire blow to poor Elizabeth , who had relied with firm- ness upon Justine's innocence . " Alas ! " said she , " how shall I ever again believe in human ...
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