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“I do not ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition or to have feared the apparition of a spirit. Darkness had no effect upon my fancy, and a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.”

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Frankenstein

Written by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein tells the story of a young scientist who creates a creature in the likeness of a human but is ultimately rejected by society. The novel delves into the consequences of scientific ambition and the moral implications of life creation. more

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