The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-04
NAH WITHOUT A SOUL
The Uncan1y Creation Of MarS
Goodwin Shelley.
MONSTER or FRANkENSTElN.

Tho interesting History o. an Gsfiisf
Day Novel That Is Frequently Al,
iudsd 20 In Literature ard a, Times
Quoted Incorrectly
Everybody. 90 uatly everybody, has
hearl Of the novel u ~lHakpslrln
though Il Is MT prol'8hle Tint many
persons read = nowadays Ttmre are
80 many allnaiaas 20 It 10 oar liea
tnre however iatl me absot,s sune
sort Of nuIan y Il ~ that he eaun.i
ben knowing that Il IL a weird nl.l
CHASTITY stusy almtn y monster. lul
whether o. uui lnnbrnstcln Is tar
monster even nell Informed people u,
nor always taN shrNtag Tint they
never reld tac iurg
Sometimes We hear illusions 10
"trHepllslpi0's MONSTER ~ In anc OF
Charles sumHrrS orttiuS where he
speaks Of the "sutrilt~s monster Of
FGutrnstclu thu wrtrhed creallon Of
mortal science wlipani God. nnd some.
times the re.rpnte h TO Frnnkrnsiein
only. as II he were the monster on
course sumner Wha was very pnriltu
lar Ia his use ~ Ggnres Of speech was
right When Mrs lhclanl In her novel
Of Sidney" makes Major Lee say that
christianity IL y I'rankenstein" sh,
suffers the major TO talk nonsense
The story ~ this weird novel aud the
circumstances under which II came 10
BE- written are decidedly interesting
and may Ice tod Ia n Few words The
facts are as follows.
In 1910 Marx Goodwin, aftcrwnrd
Mrs Shelley clipped With shelley and
they took up tlirlr residence near &c
neva. in Switzerland They had Lord
Bfrrn for Il nel'hlmr. and the three
passed much IIg together Their con
versation Frequently ran on the occult
and the mysterious. aud BYRON one day
proposed that each should write a
ghost story Al agreed and went to
work, but It WAS not long before the
iva poets gave Il up rs hopeless
task They could write poetry. but
they could not write stories.
Mary prrserered and completed her
tale IN the spring Of 1917 When BY.
ron aud Shelley heard Il read they
were surprised aud delighted II was
bnnnd to he The novel OF the century,
The name of It was lfmnkensteln; or
The Modern rromelheus" II was I'm
tflaIfn "a I IN Ian
ton aud met with u great success
FranLeuStein is u Swiss youth. q
student al the University OF lngol.
stadt. deeply interested In the study Of
chemistry md natural philosophy. He
resolves 10 penetrate the mysteries OF
life aud death aud wrest from nature
the secret Of creation After proiong
cd study he succeeds and discovers
bow TO imltart movement and ANNA
ton to llfelrss matter.
He then resolves to mold colossal
man. making him beautiful In form
and feature aud Imbue him with life
lie carries on bis work In a studio far
from the Indications Of man, iabors
long aud secretly, aud at last the WORK
is completed There In the great room
Hes tie form and semblnnce OF a hu.
man being. perfect IN all his proper.
lions. Fnnkcnstein relates the story:
ut was on n dreary night In Novem-
Der that ! behed the accomplishment
OF my tolls With an anxiety that al.
most amounted TO agony collected
the instruments Of life around me that
] might lnfuse spark Of being Into
the llfeless thing that lay al my feet
ut was already | o'clock In the
The rain battered dlsmally
against the window panes and my
candle was nearly burned ont when,
by the glnlmer Of the half extingulsb.
ed light, saw the dull yellow eye OF
the creature open. It breathed hard,
and a conyulsiVe motion ngitated Its
limbs"
Slowly the immense creature arose,
and the artist, frightened at his own
work. ned away Then he returns 10
ind his creation possessed Of life and
Every attribute Of humanity except
soul Nowhere can II ilnd human sym.
)athy II is out Of harmony with all
hlngs about 1t. and after searching
he world IN pursuit OF happiness II
eturns again 10 FrankeDstelD and de.
hands that be- make companion with
whom Il can live In sympathy and
owe.
FranEcnsiein declines. and thence.
orth the monster pursues him with
Iatred aud revenge. II Stays bis broth
RS and sister, bis friend aud his bride
I follows him to Russia. 10 Siberia
nd into the Arctic ocean, and there
Feature aud artist perish together. II
most nncanny story 10 read O
lights
Sir Waiter Scott reviewed the novel
! the Quarterly. bat. while admitting
y power. confessed be dL not like IL.
Our taste and our Judgment revolt at
bis kind " writing" All the critics
greed as TO its daring originality
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