Frankenstein, or, The Modern PrometheusSever, Francis, & Company, 1869 - 177 páginas Frankenstein 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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... expressed a wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young ...
... expressed a wish that I should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story . I am the more willing to comply be- cause I shall thus give a general answer to the question so very frequently asked me , How I , then a young ...
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... expression of wildness , and even madness ; but there are moments when , if any one performs an act of kind- ness towards him , or does him any the most trifling service , his whole countenance is lighted up , as it were , with a beam ...
... expression of wildness , and even madness ; but there are moments when , if any one performs an act of kind- ness towards him , or does him any the most trifling service , his whole countenance is lighted up , as it were , with a beam ...
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... expressed these feelings in my answer . " I thank you , " he replied , " for your sympathy , but it is useless ; my fate is nearly fulfilled . I wait for but one event , and then I shall repose in peace . I understand your feeling ...
... expressed these feelings in my answer . " I thank you , " he replied , " for your sympathy , but it is useless ; my fate is nearly fulfilled . I wait for but one event , and then I shall repose in peace . I understand your feeling ...
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... expressed a wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheerfully consented . Some accident prevented my attending these lectures until the course was nearly finished . The lecture being ...
... expressed a wish that I should attend a course of lectures upon natural philosophy , to which I cheerfully consented . Some accident prevented my attending these lectures until the course was nearly finished . The lecture being ...
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... expressed affection even in death . I need not describe the feelings of those whose dearest ties are rent by that most irreparable evil , the void that presents itself to the soul , and the despair that is exhibited on the coun- tenance ...
... expressed affection even in death . I need not describe the feelings of those whose dearest ties are rent by that most irreparable evil , the void that presents itself to the soul , and the despair that is exhibited on the coun- tenance ...
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