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- 1If ... my fatherIf ... my father had taken the pains to explain to me that ... a modern system of science had been introduced ... it is even possible that the train of my ideas would never have received the fatal impulse that led to my ruin
- 2In........Ingolstadt
- 3A grin ...A grin wrinkled his cheeks ... one hand was stretched out
- 4You must ...You must create a female for me
- 5It was the sec...It was the secrets of Heaven and Earth that I desired to learn
- 6I con...I consented to listen
- 7I may boast ...I may boast that I improved more rapidly than the Arabian
- 8No human ...No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself
- 9Nothing but ...Nothing but a blasted stump ... I never beheld anything so utterly destroyed
- 10My family ...My family is one of the most distinguished of that republic
- 11Often I ...Often I was tempted to plunge into the lake
- 12I saw the dull ...I saw the dull, yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard and a convulsive motion agitated it's limbs
- 13I, the miserable ...I, the miserable and the abandoned am an abortion, to be spurned at, and kicked, and trampled on
- 14My rage ...My rage was without bound; I sprang on him ... he easily eluded me
- 15He sprang ...He sprang from the window ... soon bourne away by the waves and lost in darkness and distance
- 16If I could banish ...If I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death!
- 17A thousand times rather ...A thousand times rather would I have confessed myself guilty to the crime ascribed to Justine; but ... such a declaration would have been considered the ravings of a madman
- 18Evil ...Evil thenceforth became my good
- 19Supremely ...Supremely frightful would be the human endeavor to mock the creator of the world
- 20My mother ...My mother was dead, but we still had duties which we ought to perform
- 21I lighted ...I lighted the dry branch of a tree, and danced with fury around the devoted cottage
- 22Did I request ...Did I request thee, maker, from my clay
To mould me man, did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me? - 23Natural philosophy ...Natural philosophy, and particularly chemistry ... became nearly my sole occupation
- 24What may not be ...What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?
- 25I ... tore ...I ... tore to pieces the thing on which I was engaged
- 26I will pioneer ...I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation
- 27Solitude ...Solitude was my only consolation
- 28I am miserable ...I am miserable, and they shall share my wretchedness
- 29"I have a ...""I have a pretty present for my Victor"
- 30"Delighted and surprised ...""Delighted and surprised, I embraced her ... I thought I held the dead corpse of my mother in my arms"
- 31"I looked upon ...""I looked upon Elizabeth as mine"
- 32"My more ...""My more than sister"
- 33"Trembling ...""Trembling with passion"
- 34"A murmur of ...""A murmur of approbation followed Elizabeth's simple and powerful appeal; but it was excited by her generous interference, and not in favour of poor Justine."
- 35Victor's mother's death"Died calmly"
- 36"Teaching her to aspire ...""Teaching her to aspire to higher powers of intellect and an independance of spirit"
- 37"Workshop ...""Workshop of filthy creation"
- 38"Dreary night ...""Dreary night in November"
- 39"Encompassed ...""Encompassed by ice"
- 40"The rain ...""The rain was pouring in torrents"
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- A selection of useful notes from the book, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
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