I was probably at uni before I knew that he visited four lands, not two. Even now, I couldn't tell you what the other two are. Something with horses?
Laputa the flying island of impractical mad scientists, and then the land of wise horses the Houhynyms, where mere humans were known as Yahoos.
I saw a review of the new del Toro adaptation complaining that the Doctor was played as a less sympathetic character than the Monster. Cut to Bramble muttering "you didn't read the book, did you?"
You're thinking Peter Pan. Easy mistake.
I prefer Jiff or Skippy's.
But why would it be a bad thing that it were a warning? There was much anxiety about the rationalisation of what was then theological conceptions of reality. So of course it was a warning. You may be tired of it, but the zeitgeist of the time was such. Of course that wasn’t the only thing it was about, it was also clearly about the insignificance of women, and the supposed supremacy of male thought. It was about the history of civilisation and humanity’s innate tendency to destruction. But it is als a warning against the dangers of science. They’re all there
It is likely that Shelly’s story was a retelling of an existing myth about Frankenstein Castle:
It's really, really good. You should be proud!I... Uh... I... *blush*
Thank you!!
Would you guys stop adding more things to my reading list!
