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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... thoughts to paper , it is true ; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a ... thought more , and that my day dreams are more extended and magnificent ; but they want ( as the painters call it ) ...
... thoughts to paper , it is true ; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling . I desire the company of a ... thought more , and that my day dreams are more extended and magnificent ; but they want ( as the painters call it ) ...
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... thoughts , when a strange sight suddenly attracted our attention , and diverted our solicitude from our own situation . We perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of ...
... thoughts , when a strange sight suddenly attracted our attention , and diverted our solicitude from our own situation . We perceived a low carriage , fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs , pass on towards the north , at the distance of ...
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... thought that the breaking up of the ice had destroyed the other sledge . I replied , that I could not answer with any degree of certainty ; for the ice had not broken until near midnight , and the traveller might have arrived at a place ...
... thought that the breaking up of the ice had destroyed the other sledge . I replied , that I could not answer with any degree of certainty ; for the ice had not broken until near midnight , and the traveller might have arrived at a place ...
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... thought of marrying , and bestowing on the state sons who might carry his virtues and his name down to posterity . As the circumstances of his marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most ...
... thought of marrying , and bestowing on the state sons who might carry his virtues and his name down to posterity . As the circumstances of his marriage illustrate his character , I cannot refrain from relating them . One of his most ...
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... thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than ... thoughts befitting me : I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death , and will indulge a hope of meet- ing ...
... thought it necessary , for the completion of my education , that I should be made acquainted with other customs than ... thoughts befitting me : I will endeavor to resign myself cheerfully to death , and will indulge a hope of meet- ing ...
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