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 40
... remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition , or to have feared the apparition of a spirit . Darkness had no effect upon my fancy ; and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life , which , from being ...
... remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition , or to have feared the apparition of a spirit . Darkness had no effect upon my fancy ; and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life , which , from being ...
Page 41
... Remember , I am not recording the vision of a madman . The sun does not more certainly shine in the heavens , than that which I now affirm is true . Some miracle might have produced it , yet the stages of discovery were distinct and ...
... Remember , I am not recording the vision of a madman . The sun does not more certainly shine in the heavens , than that which I now affirm is true . Some miracle might have produced it , yet the stages of discovery were distinct and ...
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... remember us with affection , and we shall hear regularly from you . You must pardon me , if I regard any interruption in your correspondence as a proof that your other duties are equally neg- lected . " ―― I knew well , therefore , what ...
... remember us with affection , and we shall hear regularly from you . You must pardon me , if I regard any interruption in your correspondence as a proof that your other duties are equally neg- lected . " ―― I knew well , therefore , what ...
Page 49
... remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure , I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared , and that the young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my window . It ...
... remember the first time I became capable of observing outward objects with any kind of pleasure , I perceived that the fallen leaves had disappeared , and that the young buds were shooting forth from the trees that shaded my window . It ...
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... remember Justine Moritz ? Prob- ably you do not ; I will relate her history , therefore , in a few words . Madame Moritz , her mother , was a widow with four children , of whom Justine was the third . This girl had always been the ...
... remember Justine Moritz ? Prob- ably you do not ; I will relate her history , therefore , in a few words . Madame Moritz , her mother , was a widow with four children , of whom Justine was the third . This girl had always been the ...
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