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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... thing stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and looking on him with yellow , watery , but speculative eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to ...
... thing stands at his bedside , opening his curtains , and looking on him with yellow , watery , but speculative eyes . I opened mine in terror . The idea so possessed my mind , that a thrill of fear ran through me and I wished to ...
Page 25
... thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his countenance became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is ...
... thing , and cannot begin life anew . " As he said this , his countenance became expressive of a calm settled grief , which touched me to the heart . But he was silent , and presently retired to his cabin . Even broken in spirit as he is ...
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... thing so utterly de- stroyed . The catastrophe of this tree excited my extreme astonishment ; and I eagerly inquired of my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning . He replied " Electricity ; " describing at the same time ...
... thing so utterly de- stroyed . The catastrophe of this tree excited my extreme astonishment ; and I eagerly inquired of my father the nature and origin of thunder and lightning . He replied " Electricity ; " describing at the same time ...
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... things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted , if cowardice or careless- ness did not restrain our inquiries . I revolved these circumstances in my mind , and determined thenceforth to apply myself more par- ticularly to those ...
... things are we upon the brink of becoming acquainted , if cowardice or careless- ness did not restrain our inquiries . I revolved these circumstances in my mind , and determined thenceforth to apply myself more par- ticularly to those ...
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... thing that lay at my feet . It was already one in the morning ; the rain pattered dis- mally against the panes , and my candle was nearly burnt out , when , by the glimmer of the half - extinguished light , 44 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
... thing that lay at my feet . It was already one in the morning ; the rain pattered dis- mally against the panes , and my candle was nearly burnt out , when , by the glimmer of the half - extinguished light , 44 FRANKENSTEIN ; OR ,
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