Subject for November, 2021
Chapter 24
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
My present situation was one in which all voluntary thought was swallowed up and lost. I was hurried away by fury; revenge alone endowed me with strength and composure; it mould...
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Chapter 23
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
It was eight o’clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore, enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of wat...
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Chapter 22
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
The voyage came to an end. We landed, and proceeded to Paris. I soon found that I had overtaxed my strength and that I must repose before I could continue my journey. My father’...
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Chapter 21
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
I was soon introduced into the presence of the magistrate, an old benevolent man with calm and mild manners. He looked upon me, however, with some degree of severity, and then, ...
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Chapter 20
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
I sat one evening in my laboratory; the sun had set, and the moon was just rising from the sea; I had not sufficient light for my employment, and I remained idle, in a pause of ...
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Chapter 19
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
London was our present point of rest; we determined to remain several months in this wonderful and celebrated city. Clerval desired the intercourse of the men of genius and tale...
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Chapter 18
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
Day after day, week after week, passed away on my return to Geneva; and I could not collect the courage to recommence my work. I feared the vengeance of the disappointed fiend, ...
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Chapter 17
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
The being finished speaking and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply. But I was bewildered, perplexed, and unable to arrange my ideas sufficiently to understand...
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Chapter 16
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
“Cursed, cursed creator! Why did I live? Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed? I know not; despair had not yet ta...
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Chapter 15
Subject: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
“Such was the history of my beloved cottagers. It impressed me deeply. I learned, from the views of social life which it developed, to admire their virtues and to deprecate the ...
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