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 77
... wonder- ful and stupendous scene . The sea , or rather the vast river of ice , wound among its dependent mountains , whose aerial summits hung over its recesses . Their icy and glittering peaks shone in the sunlight over the clouds . My ...
... wonder- ful and stupendous scene . The sea , or rather the vast river of ice , wound among its dependent mountains , whose aerial summits hung over its recesses . Their icy and glittering peaks shone in the sunlight over the clouds . My ...
Page 81
... wonder . It moved slowly , but it enlightened my path ; and I again went out in search of berries . I was still cold , when under one of the trees I found a huge cloak , with which I covered myself , and sat down upon the ground . No ...
... wonder . It moved slowly , but it enlightened my path ; and I again went out in search of berries . I was still cold , when under one of the trees I found a huge cloak , with which I covered myself , and sat down upon the ground . No ...
Page 86
... wonder , I found that the cottagers had a means of prolonging light , by the use of tapers , and was delighted to find , that the setting of the sun did not put an end to the pleasure I experienced in watching my human neighbors . In ...
... wonder , I found that the cottagers had a means of prolonging light , by the use of tapers , and was delighted to find , that the setting of the sun did not put an end to the pleasure I experienced in watching my human neighbors . In ...
Page 96
... wonder , but which all ter- minated in additional love and reverence for my protectors ( for so I loved , in an innocent , half - painful self - deceit to call them ) . SOME CHAPTER XIII . OME time elapsed before I learned the history ...
... wonder , but which all ter- minated in additional love and reverence for my protectors ( for so I loved , in an innocent , half - painful self - deceit to call them ) . SOME CHAPTER XIII . OME time elapsed before I learned the history ...
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