- Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.
Frankenstein Complete Text
Frankenstein e-text contains the full text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
Frankenstein e-text contains the full text of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
The Question and Answer section for Frankenstein is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
At the moment of his birth, the creature is entirely benevolent: he affectionately reaches out to Frankenstein, only to have the latter violently abandon him. Despite his frightful appearance, he is as innocent as a newborn child -- and, in a...
This is from the point of view of the creature who seems to think the cottagers are somehow his friends and will take sympathy on him. This, however, will not be the case.
R. Walton wrote the above quote to his sister, Mrs. Saville, in a letter dated St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11th, 17—.