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 67
... voice , and the countenances of the judges , had already condemned my unhappy victim , I rushed out of the court in agony . The tortures of the accused did not equal mine ; she was sustained by innocence , and the fangs of remorse tore ...
... voice , and the countenances of the judges , had already condemned my unhappy victim , I rushed out of the court in agony . The tortures of the accused did not equal mine ; she was sustained by innocence , and the fangs of remorse tore ...
Page 68
... voice was suffo- Icated with sobs . " Rise , my poor girl , " said Elizabeth , " why do you kneel , if you are innocent ? I am not one of your enemies ; I believed you guilt- less , notwithstanding every evidence , until I heard that ...
... voice was suffo- Icated with sobs . " Rise , my poor girl , " said Elizabeth , " why do you kneel , if you are innocent ? I am not one of your enemies ; I believed you guilt- less , notwithstanding every evidence , until I heard that ...
Page 70
... voice of half - suppressed emotion , " Farewell , sweet lady , dearest Elizabeth , my beloved and only friend ; may Heaven in its bounty bless and preserve you ; may this be the last misfortune that you will ever suffer . Live , and be ...
... voice of half - suppressed emotion , " Farewell , sweet lady , dearest Elizabeth , my beloved and only friend ; may Heaven in its bounty bless and preserve you ; may this be the last misfortune that you will ever suffer . Live , and be ...
Page 76
... voice , produces a concussion of air sufficient to draw destruction upon the head of the speaker . The pines are not tall or luxuriant , but they are sombre , and add an air of severity to the scene . I looked on the valley beneath ...
... voice , produces a concussion of air sufficient to draw destruction upon the head of the speaker . The pines are not tall or luxuriant , but they are sombre , and add an air of severity to the scene . I looked on the valley beneath ...
Page 85
... voice of the thrush or the nightingale . It was a lovely sight , even to me , poor wretch ! who had never beheld aught beautiful before . The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager won my reverence ; while the ...
... voice of the thrush or the nightingale . It was a lovely sight , even to me , poor wretch ! who had never beheld aught beautiful before . The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager won my reverence ; while the ...
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