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 31
... soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm . A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com- municated my discovery to my father . I cannot help remarking here the many opportunities instructors possess of ...
... soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm . A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind ; and , bounding with joy , I com- municated my discovery to my father . I cannot help remarking here the many opportunities instructors possess of ...
Page 32
... soon as the dazzling light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree shattered in a singular man- ner . It was not splintered by the shock ...
... soon as the dazzling light vanished , the oak had disappeared , and nothing remained but a blasted stump . When we visited it the next morning , we found the tree shattered in a singular man- ner . It was not splintered by the shock ...
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... soon gave place to delight and rapture . After so much time spent in painful labor , to arrive at once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming ...
... soon gave place to delight and rapture . After so much time spent in painful labor , to arrive at once at the summit of my desires was the most gratifying consummation of my toils . But this dis- covery was so great and overwhelming ...
Page 43
... soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones from charnel- houses , and disturbed , with profane fingers , the tremendous secrets of the human frame . In a solitary chamber ...
... soon as , the unnatural stimulus ceasing to operate , I had returned to my old habits . I collected bones from charnel- houses , and disturbed , with profane fingers , the tremendous secrets of the human frame . In a solitary chamber ...
Page 44
... soon drive away such symptoms ; and I promised myself both of these , when my creation should be complete . IT CHAPTER IV . T was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accom- plishment of my toils . With an anxiety that almost ...
... soon drive away such symptoms ; and I promised myself both of these , when my creation should be complete . IT CHAPTER IV . T was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accom- plishment of my toils . With an anxiety that almost ...
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