“the haughty princess of Austria, who became, as queen of England, the head of fashion, looked with harsh eyes on his defects, and with contempt on the affection her royal husband entertained for him.” — Mary Shelley Copy Share Image
“but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I wished, as it were, to procrastinate all that related to my feelings of affection until the great object, which swallowed up every habit… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“A sense of security, a feeling that a truce was established between the present hour and the irresistible, disastrous future imparted to me a… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“voyage to render their seeming eccentricities consistent forever. I shall satiate my ardent curiosity with the sight of a part of the world never… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I agree with you," replied the stranger; "we are unfashioned creatures, but half made up, if one wiser, better, dearer than ourselves -- such… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I write a few lines in haste to say that I am safe—and well advanced on my voyage. This letter will reach England by… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I enjoyed this scene; and yet my enjoyment was embittered both by the memory of the past, and the anticipation of the future. I… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I learned that the possessions most esteemed by your fellow-creatures were, high and unsullied descent united with riches. A man might be respected with… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“These are my enticements, and they are sufficient to conquer all fear of danger or death and to induce me to commence this laborious… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“I will tell my story, and my reader shall judge for me. I will tell my story, and so contrive to pass some few… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“A man would make but a very sorry chemist if he attended to that department of human knowledge alone.” — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil as I dabbled among the unhallowed damps of the grave or tortured the living animal… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
“For some days I haunted the spot where these scenes had taken place, sometimes wishing to see you, sometimes resolved to quit the world… — Mary Shelley Copy Share
