Contents

1. Chapter 1 Walton writes from Petersburgh before the voyage 8
2. Chapter 2 Archangel: a ship, a crew, and no friend 9
3. Chapter 3 The stranger on the ice 11
4. Chapter 4 Parents' union and Elizabeth's arrival 11
5. Chapter 5 Agrippa, the lightning, and the seeds of ruin 7
6. Chapter 6 Mother's death and Waldman's lecture 10
7. Chapter 7 The secret of life and the workshop of filthy creation 9
8. Chapter 8 The creature wakes; Victor flees and falls ill 12
9. Chapter 9 Elizabeth's letter and recovery beside Clerval 7
10. Chapter 10 Return to Geneva: the storm and the accused 9
11. Chapter 11 Justine's trial and execution 8
12. Chapter 12 Mourning at Belrive and flight to Chamounix 9
13. Chapter 13 The meeting on the sea of ice 9
14. Chapter 14 The Creature's first days and the cottage 9
15. Chapter 15 The Invisible Hand and the First Words 9
16. Chapter 16 Safie's arrival and the bitter gift of language 7
17. Chapter 17 The history of the De Laceys and Safie 9
18. Chapter 18 The books, the journal and the rejection 8
19. Chapter 19 The Burnt Cottage and the First Murder 9
20. Chapter 20 The pact on the sea of ice 10
21. Chapter 21 Departure for England with Clerval 11
22. Chapter 22 From London to the Orkney laboratory 12
23. Chapter 23 Broken promise and drift to the Irish shore 7
24. Chapter 24 Clerval's body, prison and release 11
25. Chapter 25 The wedding and the voyage to Evian 11
26. Chapter 26 Wedding Night Murder and a Vow of Revenge 9
27. Chapter 27 The Vow at the Grave and the Chase North 9
28. Chapter 28 The chase across the ice and the oath asked of Walton 11
29. Chapter 29 The tale told: a friend found only to be lost 7
30. Chapter 30 Mutiny in the ice and the vow to turn back 9
31. Chapter 31 Frankenstein's death and the turn toward England 7
32. Chapter 32 The creature's lament over the dead creator 7