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 65
... quitted her asylum early , that she might endeavor to find my brother . If she had gone near the spot where his body lay , it was without her knowledge . That she had been bewildered when questioned by the market - woman , was not ...
... quitted her asylum early , that she might endeavor to find my brother . If she had gone near the spot where his body lay , it was without her knowledge . That she had been bewildered when questioned by the market - woman , was not ...
Page 81
... quitted your apartment , on a sensation of cold , I had covered my- self with some clothes ; but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night . I was a poor , helpless , miserable wretch ; I knew and could distinguish ...
... quitted your apartment , on a sensation of cold , I had covered my- self with some clothes ; but these were insufficient to secure me from the dews of night . I was a poor , helpless , miserable wretch ; I knew and could distinguish ...
Page 98
... quitted prison , and before morning was dis- tant many leagues from Paris . Felix had procured passports in the name of his father , sister , and himself . He had previously com- municated his plan to the former , who aided the deceit ...
... quitted prison , and before morning was dis- tant many leagues from Paris . Felix had procured passports in the name of his father , sister , and himself . He had previously com- municated his plan to the former , who aided the deceit ...
Page 107
... quitted the cottage , and in the general tumult escaped unper- Iceived to my hovel . CHAPTER XV . " CURSED , cursed creator ! Why did I live ? Why , in that instant , did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly ...
... quitted the cottage , and in the general tumult escaped unper- Iceived to my hovel . CHAPTER XV . " CURSED , cursed creator ! Why did I live ? Why , in that instant , did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly ...
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