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Frankenstein;

Frankenstein;

or, the Modern Prometheus

ou, o Prometeu Moderno

by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

por Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley

CONTENTS

CONTEÚDO

Letter 1

Carta 1

Letter 2

Carta 2

Letter 3

Carta 3

Letter 4

Carta 4

Chapter 1

Capítulo 1

Chapter 2

Capítulo 2

Chapter 3

Capítulo 3

Chapter 4

Capítulo 4

Chapter 5

Capítulo 5

Chapter 6

Capítulo 6

Chapter 7

Capítulo 7

Chapter 8

Capítulo 8

Chapter 9

Capítulo 9

Chapter 10

Capítulo 10

Chapter 11

Capítulo 11

Chapter 12

Capítulo 12

Chapter 13

Capítulo 13

Chapter 14

Capítulo 14

Chapter 15

Capítulo 15

Chapter 16

Capítulo 16

Chapter 17

Capítulo 17

Chapter 18

Capítulo 18

Chapter 19

Capítulo 19

Chapter 20

Capítulo 20

Chapter 21

Capítulo 21

Chapter 22

Capítulo 22

Chapter 23

Capítulo 23

Chapter 24

Capítulo 24

Letter 1

Carta 1

_To Mrs. Saville, England._

_À Senhora Saville, Inglaterra._

St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11th, 17—.

São Petersburgo, 11 de dezembro de 17—.

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

Você ficará feliz em saber que nenhum desastre acompanhou o início de um empreendimento que você considerou com tão maus presságios.

I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.

Cheguei aqui ontem, e minha primeira tarefa é assegurar à minha querida irmã o meu bem-estar e a crescente confiança no sucesso do meu empreendimento.

I am already far north of London, and as I walk in the streets of Petersburgh, I feel a cold northern breeze play upon my cheeks, which braces my nerves and fills me with delight.

Já estou muito ao norte de Londres, e enquanto caminho pelas ruas de Petersburgo, sinto uma fria brisa do norte brincar em minhas faces, o que fortalece meus nervos e me enche de deleite.

Do you understand this feeling?

Você compreende esse sentimento?

This breeze, which has travelled from the regions towards which I am advancing, gives me a foretaste of those icy climes.

Esta brisa, que viajou das regiões em direção às quais estou avançando, dá-me um antegosto daqueles climas gelados.

Inspirited by this wind of promise, my daydreams become more fervent and vivid.

Animado por este vento de promessa, meus devaneios tornam-se mais ferventes e vívidos.

I try in vain to be persuaded that the pole is the seat of frost and desolation; it ever presents itself to my imagination as the region of beauty and delight.

Tento em vão ser persuadido de que o polo é a morada do gelo e da desolação; ele sempre se apresenta à minha imaginação como a região da beleza e do deleite.

Vocabulary

ou
Or; conjunction used to present alternatives.
Moderno
Modern; contemporary or of present time.
por
By; preposition indicating agent or means.
CONTEÚDO
Content; table of contents or subject matter.
Carta
Letter; written communication or epistolary form.
Capítulo
Chapter; main section of a book.
10
Ten; the number between nine and eleven.
11
Eleven; the number between ten and twelve.
12
Twelve; the number between eleven and thirteen.
13
Thirteen; the number between twelve and fourteen.
14
Fourteen; the number between thirteen and fifteen.
15
Fifteen; the number between fourteen and sixteen.
16
Sixteen; the number between fifteen and seventeen.
17
Seventeen; the number between sixteen and eighteen.
18
Eighteen; the number between seventeen and nineteen.
19
Nineteen; the number between eighteen and twenty.
20
Twenty; the number between nineteen and twenty-one.
21
Twenty-one; the number between twenty and twenty-two.
22
Twenty-two; the number between twenty-one and twenty-three.
23
Twenty-three; the number between twenty-two and twenty-four.
24
Twenty-four; the number between twenty-three and twenty-five.
Senhora
Lady; Mrs.; polite form of address for women.
Inglaterra
England; country in the British Isles.
São
Saint; holy person or sacred designation.
de
Of; preposition showing possession or relationship.
dezembro
December; twelfth month of the calendar year.
Você
You; second-person singular formal pronoun.
ficará
Will be; future tense of ficar.
feliz
Happy; feeling joy or contentment.
em
In; preposition indicating location or time.
saber
To know; to be aware or informed.
que
That; which; conjunction introducing clause.
nenhum
No; none; absence of anything.
desastre
Disaster; terrible event causing great damage.
acompanhou
Accompanied; past tense of acompanhar.
início
Beginning; start or commencement of something.
um
One; a; the indefinite article.
empreendimento
Undertaking; enterprise or business venture.
você
You; second-person singular formal pronoun.
considerou
Considered; past tense of considerar.
com
With; preposition showing accompaniment or means.
tão
So; such; to such a degree.
maus
Bad; evil; ill; negative quality.
presságios
Omens; signs or portents of future events.
Cheguei
Arrived; past tense of chegar.
aqui
Here; in this place or location.
ontem
Yesterday; the day before today.
minha
My; possessive adjective, feminine form.
primeira
First; the one before all others.
tarefa
Task; job or work to be done.
assegurar
To assure; to ensure or guarantee.
querida
Dear; beloved; used affectionately in address.
irmã
Sister; female sibling.
meu
My; possessive adjective, masculine form.
bem
Well; good; in a good manner.
estar
To be; to exist or remain in state.
crescente
Growing; increasing; becoming greater in amount.
confiança
Confidence; trust or belief in success.
no
In the; contraction of em + o.
sucesso
Success; favorable outcome or achievement.
do
Of the; contraction of de + o.
Already; by now; at present.
estou
I am; present tense of estar.
muito
Much; very; a great deal.
ao
To the; contraction of a + o.
norte
North; cardinal direction opposite to south.
enquanto
While; during the time that.
caminho
Path; way; road or journey.
pelas
By the; through the; via the.
ruas
Streets; public roads in a town.
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