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 38
... become really a man of science , and not a petty experimentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the uses of his ...
... become really a man of science , and not a petty experimentalist , I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy , including mathematics . " He then took me into his laboratory , and explained to me the uses of his ...
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... become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as depended on the lessons of any of the professors at Ingolstadt , my residence there being no longer conducive to my improvement , I thought of returning to ...
... become as well acquainted with the theory and practice of natural philosophy as depended on the lessons of any of the professors at Ingolstadt , my residence there being no longer conducive to my improvement , I thought of returning to ...
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... become greater than his nature will allow . me , When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands , I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should em- ploy it . Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing ...
... become greater than his nature will allow . me , When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands , I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should em- ploy it . Although I possessed the capacity of bestowing ...
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... become emaciated with confinement . Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had ...
... become emaciated with confinement . Sometimes , on the very brink of certainty , I failed ; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realize . One secret which I alone possessed was the hope to which I had ...
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