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 84
... wood , but so low , that I could with difficulty sit upright in it . No wood , however , was placed on the earth , which formed the floor , but it was dry ; and although the wind entered it by innumerable chinks , I found it an ...
... wood , but so low , that I could with difficulty sit upright in it . No wood , however , was placed on the earth , which formed the floor , but it was dry ; and although the wind entered it by innumerable chinks , I found it an ...
Page 85
... wood . In one of these was a small and almost imperceptible chink , through which the eye could just penetrate . Through this crevice , a small room was visible , white- washed and clean , but very bare of furniture . In one corner ...
... wood . In one of these was a small and almost imperceptible chink , through which the eye could just penetrate . Through this crevice , a small room was visible , white- washed and clean , but very bare of furniture . In one corner ...
Page 88
... wood . " I discovered also another means through which I was enabled to assist their labors . I found that the youth spent a great part of each day in collecting wood for the family fire ; and during the night , I often took his tools ...
... wood . " I discovered also another means through which I was enabled to assist their labors . I found that the youth spent a great part of each day in collecting wood for the family fire ; and during the night , I often took his tools ...
Page 89
... wood from the out - house , where , to his perpetual astonishment , he found his store always replenished by an invisible hand . In the day , I believe , he worked sometimes for a neighboring farmer , because he often went forth , and ...
... wood from the out - house , where , to his perpetual astonishment , he found his store always replenished by an invisible hand . In the day , I believe , he worked sometimes for a neighboring farmer , because he often went forth , and ...
Page 90
... woods , and collected my own food and fuel for the cottage . When I returned , as often as it was necessary I cleared their path from the snow , and performed those offices that I had seen done by Felix . I afterwards found that these ...
... woods , and collected my own food and fuel for the cottage . When I returned , as often as it was necessary I cleared their path from the snow , and performed those offices that I had seen done by Felix . I afterwards found that these ...
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