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With Percy Shelley's encouragement, she expanded the tale into a full-fledged novel. Shelley's first child died in infancy, and when she began composing Frankenstein in , she was likely nursing her second child, who was also dead by the time of Frankenstein 's publication. Byron managed to write just a fragment based on the vampire legends he heard while travelling the Balkans , and from this John Polidori created The Vampyre , the progenitor of the romantic vampire literary genre. Thus two seminal horror tales originated from the conclave. The group talked about Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment ideas as well. Shelley believed the Enlightenment idea that society could progress and grow if political leaders used their powers responsibly; however, she also believed the Romantic ideal that misused power could destroy society. Shelley wrote much of the book while residing in a lodging house in the centre of Bath in Shelley's manuscripts for the first three- volume edition in written — , as well as the fair copy for her publisher, are now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The Bodleian acquired the papers in , and they belong now to the Abinger Collection. Robinson, that contains comparisons of Mary Shelley's original text with Percy Shelley's additions and interventions alongside. It was published in an edition of just copies in three volumes, the standard " triple-decker " format for 19th-century first editions. The second English edition of Frankenstein was published on 11 August in two volumes by G. Whittaker following the success of the stage play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein by Richard Brinsley Peake. It included a lengthy new preface by the author, presenting a somewhat embellished version of the genesis of the story. This edition is the one most widely published and read now, although a few editions follow the text. Norton Critical edition. Part of Frankenstein's rejection of his creation is the fact that he does not give it a name, which causes a lack of identity. Instead it is referred to by words such as "wretch", "monster", "creature", "demon", "devil", "fiend", and "it". When Frankenstein converses with the creature in Chapter 10, he addresses it as "vile insect", "abhorred monster", "fiend", "wretched devil", and "abhorred devil". During a telling of Frankenstein , Shelley referred to the creature as " Adam ". Although the creature was described in later works as a composite of whole body parts grafted together from cadavers and reanimated by the use of electricity , this description is not consistent with Shelley's work; both the use of electricity and the cobbled-together image of Frankenstein's monster were more the result of James Whale 's popular film adaptation of the story , and other early motion-picture works based upon the creature. In Shelley's original work, Victor Frankenstein discovers a previously unknown but elemental principle of life, and that insight allows him to develop a method to imbue vitality into inanimate matter, though the exact nature of the process is left largely ambiguous. After a great deal of hesitation in exercising this power, Frankenstein spends two years painstakingly constructing the creature's proportionally large body one anatomical feature at a time, from raw materials supplied by "the dissecting room and the slaughter-house" , which he then brings to life using his unspecified process. The creature has often been mistakenly called "Frankenstein". In one author said "It is strange to note how well-nigh universally the term "Frankenstein" is misused, even by intelligent people, as describing some hideous monster". After the release of Whale's cinematic Frankenstein , the public at large began speaking of the creature itself as "Frankenstein". This also occurs in Frankenstein films, including Bride of Frankenstein and several subsequent films, as well as in film titles such as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Furthermore, the film Son of Frankenstein introduced an evil laboratory assistant, Ygor Bela Lugosi , who never existed in the original narrative. Mary Shelley maintained that she derived the name Frankenstein from a dream-vision. This claim has since been disputed and debated by scholars that have suggested alternative sources for Shelley's inspiration. There is also a castle called Frankenstein in Bad Salzungen , Thuringia, and a municipality called Frankenstein in Saxony. Radu Florescu argued that Mary and Percy Shelley visited Frankenstein Castle near Darmstadt in , where alchemist Johann Conrad Dippel had experimented with human bodies, and reasoned that Mary suppressed mention of her visit in order to maintain her public claim of originality. Day supports Florescu's position that Mary Shelley knew of, and visited Frankenstein Castle before writing her debut novel. A possible interpretation of the name Victor is derived from Paradise Lost by John Milton , a great influence on Shelley a quotation from Paradise Lost is on the opening page of Frankenstein, and Shelley writes that the monster reads it in the novel. In addition, Shelley's portrayal of the monster owes much to the character of Satan in Paradise Lost ; and, the monster says in the story, after reading the epic poem, that he empathizes with Satan's role. There are many similarities from his usage of Victor as a pen name in the collection of poetry he wrote with his sister Elizabeth, Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire , [52] to Percy's days at Eton where he had "experimented with electricity and magnetism as well as with gunpowder and numerous chemical reactions", and whose rooms at Oxford were filled with scientific equipment. Percy Shelley was also the first-born son of a wealthy country squire with strong political connections and a descendant of Sir Bysshe Shelley , 1st Baronet of Castle Goring , and Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel. Percy had a sister named Elizabeth; Victor had an adopted sister named Elizabeth. The Modern Prometheus is the novel's subtitle though modern editions now drop it, only mentioning it in introduction. Prometheus took back the fire from Zeus to give to man. When Zeus discovered this, he sentenced Prometheus to be eternally punished by fixing him to a rock of Caucasus , where each day an eagle pecked out his liver, only for the liver to regrow the next day because of his immortality as a god. As a Pythagorean , or believer in An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food, as a Moral Duty by Joseph Ritson , [58] Mary Shelley saw Prometheus not as a hero but rather as something of a devil, and blamed him for bringing fire to man and thereby seducing the human race to the vice of eating meat. Victor's work by creating man by new means reflects the same innovative work of the Titan in creating humans. Byron was particularly attached to the play Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus , and Percy Shelley soon wrote his own Prometheus Unbound The term "Modern Prometheus" was derived from Immanuel Kant who described Benjamin Franklin as the "Prometheus of modern times" in reference to his experiments with electricity. In the novel, the monster is identified by words such as "creature", "monster", "daemon", "wretch", "abortion", "fiend" and "it", and is also called an "Image". Frankenstein and the monster separately compare themselves with the "fallen" angel, although without naming him. Speaking to Frankenstein, the monster says "I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel". That angel would be Lucifer meaning "light-bringer" in Milton's Paradise Lost , which the monster has read; this relates to the disobedience of Prometheus in the book's subtitle. Shelley incorporated a number of different themes, the influence of John Milton 's Paradise Lost , and Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , are clearly evident within the novel. In The Frankenstein of the French Revolution author Julia Douthwaite posits Shelley likely acquired some ideas for Frankenstein's character from Humphry Davy 's book Elements of Chemical Philosophy , in which he had written that "science has Percy Shelley's poem " Mutability " is quoted, its theme of the role of the subconscious is discussed in prose and the monster quotes a passage from the poem. Percy Shelley's name never appeared as the author of the poem, although the novel credits other quoted poets by name. Many writers and historians have attempted to associate several then popular natural philosophers now called physical scientists with Shelley's work on account of several notable similarities. Two of the most noted natural philosophers among Shelley's contemporaries were Giovanni Aldini , who made many public attempts at human reanimation through bio-electric Galvanism in London [62] and Johann Konrad Dippel , who was supposed to have developed chemical means to extend the life span of humans. While Shelley was aware of both these men and their activities, she makes no mention of or reference to them or their experiments in any of her published or released notes. Frankenstein has been both well received and disregarded since its anonymous publication in Critical reviews of that time demonstrate these two views, along with confused speculation as to the identity of the author. Walter Scott , writing in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine , congratulated "the author's original genius and happy power of expression", although he is less convinced about the way in which the monster gains knowledge about the world and language. In two other reviews where the author is known as the daughter of William Godwin, the criticism of the novel makes reference to the feminine nature of Mary Shelley. The British Critic attacks the novel's flaws as the fault of the author: "The writer of it is, we understand, a female; this is an aggravation of that which is the prevailing fault of the novel; but if our authoress can forget the gentleness of her sex, it is no reason why we should; and we shall therefore dismiss the novel without further comment". Godwin's novels" produced by the "daughter of a celebrated living novelist". It became widely known especially through melodramatic theatrical adaptations—Mary Shelley saw a production of Presumption; or The Fate of Frankenstein , a play by Richard Brinsley Peake , in Critical reception of Frankenstein has been largely positive since the midth century. Goldberg and Harold Bloom have praised the "aesthetic and moral" relevance of the novel, [71] although there are also critics such as Germaine Greer , who criticized the novel as terrible due to technical and narrative defects such as it featuring three narrators who speak in the same way. Film director Guillermo del Toro describes Frankenstein as "the quintessential teenage book", adding "You don't belong. You were brought to this world by people that don't care for you and you are thrown into a world of pain and suffering, and tears and hunger. It's an amazing book written by a teenage girl. It's mind-blowing. Why are we here, what can we do? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the novel by Mary Shelley. For the characters, see Victor Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster. For the historic German castles and other uses, see Frankenstein disambiguation. Dewey Decimal. Main article: Frankenstein's monster. Further information on derivative works: Frankenstein in popular culture. See also: List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster. United Kingdom portal Books portal. In Seed, David ed. Syracuse University Press. Retrieved 19 July The Times London, England. Archived from the original on 10 March Retrieved 11 November — via Newspapers. This day is published, in 3 vols. Back Bay Books; 20 August Mary Shelley. Atlanta, GA: Grove Press, Archived from the original on 19 February Retrieved 18 February A letter from Hookham to say that Harriet has been brought to bed of a son and heir. Shelley writes a number of circular letters on this event, which ought to be ushered in with ringing of bells, etc. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 22 February Retrieved 4 March Archived from the original on 29 November Retrieved 20 November Journal of Religion and Health. Archived from the original on 5 April Retrieved 26 May Comparative Literature. Colburn, — Retrieved 22 February Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: An Introduction,p. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Archived from the original on 14 November Retrieved 13 November Archived from the original on 5 December Retrieved 28 August Archived from the original on 10 August Retrieved 19 September Charles E. Robinson ed. The Original Frankenstein. Oxford: Bodleian Library. Archived from the original on 25 September Garland Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on 16 March Retrieved 15 March Mary Wollstonecraft. Shelley: An Introduction. Bedford Publishing. Vintage Books has an edition presenting both versions. Archived from the original PDF on 4 December Retrieved 31 December Retrieved 21 September Archived from the original on 3 February Retrieved 15 February Fantasmagoriana Tales of the Dead. Fantasmagoriana Press. Archived from the original on 7 October Retrieved 23 June Archived from the original on 14 April Retrieved 5 August The Literary Encyclopedia. The Literary Dictionary Company. Archived from the original on 8 November Retrieved 2 January Romantic Natural History. Department of English, Dickinson College. Archived from the original on 16 August Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. But in other versions, such as several of Aesop's fables See in particular Fable , Sappho Fragment , and Ovid's Metamorphoses, Prometheus is the actual creator of humanity. The Cambridge Companion to Shelley. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 8 August The Public Domain Review. Archived from the original on 26 November Retrieved 25 November Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine : — Archived from the original on 14 January Retrieved 14 January The horrors of not being able to write a story for the contest and her hard life also influenced the themes within Frankenstein. The themes of loss, guilt, and the consequences of defying nature present in the novel all developed from Mary Shelley's own life. The loss of her mother, the relationship with her father, and the death of her first child created the monster and his separation from parental guidance. In a issue of The Journal of Religion and Health a psychologist proposed that the theme of guilt stemmed from her not feeling good enough for Percy because of the loss of their child. During the rainy summer of , the " Year Without a Summer ", the world was locked in a long cold volcanic winter caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in The weather was consistently too cold and dreary that summer to enjoy the outdoor holiday activities they had planned, so the group retired indoors until dawn. Sitting around a log fire at Byron's villa, the company amused themselves by reading German ghost stories translated into French from the book Fantasmagoriana , [19] then Byron proposed that they "each write a ghost story". I was asked each morning, and each morning I was forced to reply with a mortifying negative. I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion. Frightful must it be; for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavour to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world. In September , astronomer Donald Olson, after a visit to the Lake Geneva villa the previous year and inspecting data about the motion of the moon and stars, concluded that her "waking dream" took place "between 2 a. She began writing what she assumed would be a short story. With Percy Shelley's encouragement, she expanded the tale into a full-fledged novel. Shelley's first child died in infancy, and when she began composing Frankenstein in , she was likely nursing her second child, who was also dead by the time of Frankenstein 's publication. Byron managed to write just a fragment based on the vampire legends he heard while travelling the Balkans , and from this John Polidori created The Vampyre , the progenitor of the romantic vampire literary genre. Thus two seminal horror tales originated from the conclave. The group talked about Enlightenment and Counter-Enlightenment ideas as well. Shelley believed the Enlightenment idea that society could progress and grow if political leaders used their powers responsibly; however, she also believed the Romantic ideal that misused power could destroy society. Shelley wrote much of the book while residing in a lodging house in the centre of Bath in Shelley's manuscripts for the first three-volume edition in written — , as well as the fair copy for her publisher, are now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The Bodleian acquired the papers in , and they belong now to the Abinger Collection. Robinson, that contains comparisons of Mary Shelley's original text with Percy Shelley's additions and interventions alongside. It was published in an edition of just copies in three volumes, the standard " triple-decker " format for 19th-century first editions. The second English edition of Frankenstein was published on 11 August in two volumes by G. Whittaker following the success of the stage play Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein by Richard Brinsley Peake. It included a lengthy new preface by the author, presenting a somewhat embellished version of the genesis of the story. This edition is the one most widely published and read now, although a few editions follow the text. Norton Critical edition. Part of Frankenstein's rejection of his creation is the fact that he does not give it a name, which causes a lack of identity. Instead it is referred to by words such as "wretch", "monster", "creature", "demon", "devil", "fiend", and "it". When Frankenstein converses with the creature in Chapter 10, he addresses it as "vile insect", "abhorred monster", "fiend", "wretched devil", and "abhorred devil". During a telling of Frankenstein , Shelley referred to the creature as " Adam ". Although the creature was described in later works as a composite of whole body parts grafted together from cadavers and reanimated by the use of electricity , this description is not consistent with Shelley's work; both the use of electricity and the cobbled-together image of Frankenstein's monster were more the result of James Whale 's popular film adaptation of the story , and other early motion-picture works based upon the creature. In Shelley's original work, Victor Frankenstein discovers a previously unknown but elemental principle of life, and that insight allows him to develop a method to imbue vitality into inanimate matter, though the exact nature of the process is left largely ambiguous. After a great deal of hesitation in exercising this power, Frankenstein spends two years painstakingly constructing the creature's proportionally large body one anatomical feature at a time, from raw materials supplied by "the dissecting room and the slaughter-house" , which he then brings to life using his unspecified process. The creature has often been mistakenly called "Frankenstein". In one author said "It is strange to note how well-nigh universally the term "Frankenstein" is misused, even by intelligent people, as describing some hideous monster". After the release of Whale's cinematic Frankenstein , the public at large began speaking of the creature itself as "Frankenstein". This also occurs in Frankenstein films, including Bride of Frankenstein and several subsequent films, as well as in film titles such as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Furthermore, the film Son of Frankenstein introduced an evil laboratory assistant, Ygor Bela Lugosi , who never existed in the original narrative. Mary Shelley maintained that she derived the name Frankenstein from a dream-vision. This claim has since been disputed and debated by scholars that have suggested alternative sources for Shelley's inspiration. There is also a castle called Frankenstein in Bad Salzungen , Thuringia, and a municipality called Frankenstein in Saxony. Radu Florescu argued that Mary and Percy Shelley visited Frankenstein Castle near Darmstadt in , where alchemist Johann Conrad Dippel had experimented with human bodies, and reasoned that Mary suppressed mention of her visit in order to maintain her public claim of originality. Day supports Florescu's position that Mary Shelley knew of, and visited Frankenstein Castle before writing her debut novel. A possible interpretation of the name Victor is derived from Paradise Lost by John Milton , a great influence on Shelley a quotation from Paradise Lost is on the opening page of Frankenstein, and Shelley writes that the monster reads it in the novel. In addition, Shelley's portrayal of the monster owes much to the character of Satan in Paradise Lost ; and, the monster says in the story, after reading the epic poem, that he empathizes with Satan's role. There are many similarities from his usage of Victor as a pen name in the collection of poetry he wrote with his sister Elizabeth, Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire , [52] to Percy's days at Eton where he had "experimented with electricity and magnetism as well as with gunpowder and numerous chemical reactions", and whose rooms at Oxford were filled with scientific equipment. Percy Shelley was also the first-born son of a wealthy country squire with strong political connections and a descendant of Sir Bysshe Shelley , 1st Baronet of Castle Goring , and Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel. Percy had a sister named Elizabeth; Victor had an adopted sister named Elizabeth. The Modern Prometheus is the novel's subtitle though modern editions now drop it, only mentioning it in introduction. Prometheus took back the fire from Zeus to give to man. When Zeus discovered this, he sentenced Prometheus to be eternally punished by fixing him to a rock of Caucasus , where each day an eagle pecked out his liver, only for the liver to regrow the next day because of his immortality as a god. As a Pythagorean , or believer in An Essay on Abstinence from Animal Food, as a Moral Duty by Joseph Ritson , [58] Mary Shelley saw Prometheus not as a hero but rather as something of a devil, and blamed him for bringing fire to man and thereby seducing the human race to the vice of eating meat. Victor's work by creating man by new means reflects the same innovative work of the Titan in creating humans. Byron was particularly attached to the play Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus , and Percy Shelley soon wrote his own Prometheus Unbound The term "Modern Prometheus" was derived from Immanuel Kant who described Benjamin Franklin as the "Prometheus of modern times" in reference to his experiments with electricity. In the novel, the monster is identified by words such as "creature", "monster", "daemon", "wretch", "abortion", "fiend" and "it", and is also called an "Image". Frankenstein and the monster separately compare themselves with the "fallen" angel, although without naming him. Speaking to Frankenstein, the monster says "I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel". That angel would be Lucifer meaning "light-bringer" in Milton's Paradise Lost , which the monster has read; this relates to the disobedience of Prometheus in the book's subtitle. Shelley incorporated a number of different themes, the influence of John Milton 's Paradise Lost , and Samuel Taylor Coleridge 's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner , are clearly evident within the novel. In The Frankenstein of the French Revolution author Julia Douthwaite posits Shelley likely acquired some ideas for Frankenstein's character from Humphry Davy 's book Elements of Chemical Philosophy , in which he had written that "science has Percy Shelley's poem " Mutability " is quoted, its theme of the role of the subconscious is discussed in prose and the monster quotes a passage from the poem. Percy Shelley's name never appeared as the author of the poem, although the novel credits other quoted poets by name. Many writers and historians have attempted to associate several then popular natural philosophers now called physical scientists with Shelley's work on account of several notable similarities. Two of the most noted natural philosophers among Shelley's contemporaries were Giovanni Aldini , who made many public attempts at human reanimation through bio-electric Galvanism in London [62] and Johann Konrad Dippel , who was supposed to have developed chemical means to extend the life span of humans. While Shelley was aware of both these men and their activities, she makes no mention of or reference to them or their experiments in any of her published or released notes. Frankenstein has been both well received and disregarded since its anonymous publication in Critical reviews of that time demonstrate these two views, along with confused speculation as to the identity of the author. Walter Scott , writing in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine , congratulated "the author's original genius and happy power of expression", although he is less convinced about the way in which the monster gains knowledge about the world and language. In two other reviews where the author is known as the daughter of William Godwin, the criticism of the novel makes reference to the feminine nature of Mary Shelley. The British Critic attacks the novel's flaws as the fault of the author: "The writer of it is, we understand, a female; this is an aggravation of that which is the prevailing fault of the novel; but if our authoress can forget the gentleness of her sex, it is no reason why we should; and we shall therefore dismiss the novel without further comment". Godwin's novels" produced by the "daughter of a celebrated living novelist". It became widely known especially through melodramatic theatrical adaptations—Mary Shelley saw a production of Presumption; or The Fate of Frankenstein , a play by Richard Brinsley Peake , in Critical reception of Frankenstein has been largely positive since the midth century. Goldberg and Harold Bloom have praised the "aesthetic and moral" relevance of the novel, [71] although there are also critics such as Germaine Greer , who criticized the novel as terrible due to technical and narrative defects such as it featuring three narrators who speak in the same way. Film director Guillermo del Toro describes Frankenstein as "the quintessential teenage book", adding "You don't belong. You were brought to this world by people that don't care for you and you are thrown into a world of pain and suffering, and tears and hunger. It's an amazing book written by a teenage girl. It's mind-blowing. Why are we here, what can we do? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the novel by Mary Shelley. For the characters, see Victor Frankenstein and Frankenstein's monster. For the historic German castles and other uses, see Frankenstein disambiguation. Dewey Decimal. Main article: Frankenstein's monster. Further information on derivative works: Frankenstein in popular culture. See also: List of films featuring Frankenstein's monster. United Kingdom portal Books portal. In Seed, David ed. Syracuse University Press. Retrieved 19 July The Times London, England. Archived from the original on 10 March Retrieved 11 November — via Newspapers. This day is published, in 3 vols. Back Bay Books; 20 August Mary Shelley. Atlanta, GA: Grove Press, Archived from the original on 19 February Retrieved 18 February A letter from Hookham to say that Harriet has been brought to bed of a son and heir. Shelley writes a number of circular letters on this event, which ought to be ushered in with ringing of bells, etc. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 22 February Retrieved 4 March Archived from the original on 29 November Retrieved 20 November Journal of Religion and Health. Archived from the original on 5 April Retrieved 26 May Comparative Literature. Colburn, — Retrieved 22 February Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: An Introduction,p. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Archived from the original on 14 November Retrieved 13 November Archived from the original on 5 December Retrieved 28 August Archived from the original on 10 August Retrieved 19 September Charles E. Robinson ed. The Original Frankenstein. Oxford: Bodleian Library. Archived from the original on 25 September Garland Publishing, Inc. Archived from the original on 16 March Retrieved 15 March Mary Wollstonecraft. Shelley: An Introduction. Bedford Publishing. Vintage Books has an edition presenting both versions. Archived from the original PDF on 4 December Retrieved 31 December Retrieved 21 September Archived from the original on 3 February Retrieved 15 February Fantasmagoriana Tales of the Dead. Fantasmagoriana Press. Archived from the original on 7 October Retrieved 23 June Archived from the original on 14 April Retrieved 5 August The Literary Encyclopedia. The Literary Dictionary Company. Archived from the original on 8 November Retrieved 2 January Romantic Natural History. My heart palpitated in the sickness of fear, and I hurried on with irregular steps, not daring to look about me:. Like one who, on a lonely road, Doth walk in fear and dread, And, having once turned round, walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. Continuing thus, I came at length opposite to the inn at which the various diligences and carriages usually stopped. Here I paused, I knew not why; but I remained some minutes with my eyes fixed on a coach that was coming towards me from the other end of the street. As it drew nearer I observed that it was the Swiss diligence; it stopped just where I was standing, and on the door being opened, I perceived Henry Clerval, who, on seeing me, instantly sprung out. How fortunate that you should be here at the very moment of my alighting! Nothing could equal my delight on seeing Clerval; his presence brought back to my thoughts my father, Elizabeth, and all those scenes of home so dear to my recollection. I grasped his hand, and in a moment forgot my horror and misfortune; I felt suddenly, and for the first time during many months, calm and serene joy. I welcomed my friend, therefore, in the most cordial manner, and we walked towards my college. Clerval continued talking for some time about our mutual friends and his own good fortune in being permitted to come to Ingolstadt. By the by, I mean to lecture you a little upon their account myself. I trembled excessively; I could not endure to think of, and far less to allude to, the occurrences of the preceding night. I walked with a quick pace, and we soon arrived at my college. I then reflected, and the thought made me shiver, that the creature whom I had left in my apartment might still be there, alive and walking about. I dreaded to behold this monster, but I feared still more that Henry should see him. Entreating him, therefore, to remain a few minutes at the bottom of the stairs, I darted up towards my own room. My hand was already on the lock of the door before I recollected myself. I then paused, and a cold shivering came over me. I threw the door forcibly open, as children are accustomed to do when they expect a spectre to stand in waiting for them on the other side; but nothing appeared. I stepped fearfully in: the apartment was empty, and my bedroom was also freed from its hideous guest. I could hardly believe that so great a good fortune could have befallen me, but when I became assured that my enemy had indeed fled, I clapped my hands for joy and ran down to Clerval. We ascended into my room, and the servant presently brought breakfast; but I was unable to contain myself. It was not joy only that possessed me; I felt my flesh tingle with excess of sensitiveness, and my pulse beat rapidly. I was unable to remain for a single instant in the same place; I jumped over the chairs, clapped my hands, and laughed aloud. Clerval at first attributed my unusual spirits to joy on his arrival, but when he observed me more attentively, he saw a wildness in my eyes for which he could not account, and my loud, unrestrained, heartless laughter frightened and astonished him. Do not laugh in that manner. How ill you are! What is the cause of all this? Oh, save me! Save me! Poor Clerval! What must have been his feelings? 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He was chained to a rock to have his liver eaten out every day by an eagle. Every night his liver would grow back. This was to be his punishment for all of eternity. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that Mary Shelley was influenced by this tale. Her husband Percy Shelley even began composing his own tale of Prometheus in the form of a poem entitled, Prometheus Unbound. He began composing this work right around the same time that Mary was publishing Frankenstein. Aside from the title, Shelley borrows from the tale of Prometheus a sense of consequence resulting from seeking enlightenment and power. Victor is her modern incarnation of Prometheus. He as Prometheus was, is fascinated by the power of electricity lightning. We can recall from the narrative the moment when he becomes captivated by its fantastical power. It is from this power, that he has equipped himself with, that the inner torture he will suffer from the use of it stems. Immediately following the creation if the creature, Victor is ill with disgust for what he has done. Der Tod in Venedig. Verwirrug Der Gefuhle. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Then, on Harrys eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little Women. Murder on the orient express. Eat Pray Love. A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. Howl's Moving Castle. Me Before You. Product Description Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick. What Lou doesn't know is What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that. What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time. About the Author Jojo Moyes is a novelist and a journalist. She worked at the Independent for ten years before leaving to write full time. She lives Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things, but the truth is she's a genius and they're the stupid ones. Underestimating Matilda proves to be a big mistake as they, along with her spiteful headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, discover when Matilda uses

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