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 51
... tale : for Justine was a great favorite of yours ; and I recollect you once remarked , that if you were in an ill humor , one glance from Justine could dissipate it , for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of ...
... tale : for Justine was a great favorite of yours ; and I recollect you once remarked , that if you were in an ill humor , one glance from Justine could dissipate it , for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of ...
Page 56
... tales of wonderful fancy and passion . At other times he repeated my favorite poems , or drew me out into arguments , which he supported with great ingenuity . We returned to our college on a Sunday afternoon : the peasants were dancing ...
... tales of wonderful fancy and passion . At other times he repeated my favorite poems , or drew me out into arguments , which he supported with great ingenuity . We returned to our college on a Sunday afternoon : the peasants were dancing ...
Page 61
... tale otherwise so improbable . I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me , I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity . Besides , the strange nature of the animal would elude all pursuit , even if ...
... tale otherwise so improbable . I well knew that if any other had communicated such a relation to me , I should have looked upon it as the ravings of insanity . Besides , the strange nature of the animal would elude all pursuit , even if ...
Page 62
... tale , but it did not shake my faith ; and I replied earnestly , " You are all mistaken ; I know the murderer . Justine , poor good Justine , is innocent . " At that instant my father entered . I saw unhappiness deeply impressed on his ...
... tale , but it did not shake my faith ; and I replied earnestly , " You are all mistaken ; I know the murderer . Justine , poor good Justine , is innocent . " At that instant my father entered . I saw unhappiness deeply impressed on his ...
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... tales of ancient days , or imaginary evils ; at least they were remote , and more familiar to reason than to the imagination : but now mis- ery has come home , and men appear to me as monsters thirsting for each other's blood . Yet I am ...
... tales of ancient days , or imaginary evils ; at least they were remote , and more familiar to reason than to the imagination : but now mis- ery has come home , and men appear to me as monsters thirsting for each other's blood . Yet I am ...
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