Letter I
- ‘country of eternal light’ p.13
- ‘wondrous power’ p.13
- ‘celestial observations’ p.13
- ‘ardent curiosity’ p.13
Letter II
- ‘I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me’ p.16
- ‘I bitterly feel the want of a friend’ p.16
- ‘my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of the ocean’ p.18
Letter IV
- Victor’s body ‘emaciated by fatigue and suffering’ p.21
- ‘One man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the
knowledge which I sought’ (Walton) p.23
- ‘Let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips!’ (Victor to Walton)
p.23
Chapter 1
- ‘I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most distinguished of that
republic’ p.26
- ‘I was their plaything and their idol [...] their child, the innocent and helpless
creature bestowed on them by Heaven’ p.28
- Elizabeth’s hair ‘the brightest living gold’, ‘a crown of distinction on her head’ p.28
- ‘heaven-sent [...] bearing a celestial stamp in all her features’ p.28
- ‘pretty present’ ‘promised gift’ ‘a possession of my own’ p.29
Chapter 2
- ‘The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine’ p.30
- ‘No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself’ p.30
- ‘secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn’ p.30
- ‘her smile, her soft eyes, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes’ p.31
- ‘A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind’ (upon discovering natural science)
p.31
Chapter 3
- ‘Elizabeth, [...] you must supply my place to my younger children’ p.34
- ‘country of eternal light’ p.13
- ‘wondrous power’ p.13
- ‘celestial observations’ p.13
- ‘ardent curiosity’ p.13
Letter II
- ‘I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me’ p.16
- ‘I bitterly feel the want of a friend’ p.16
- ‘my passionate enthusiasm for, the dangerous mysteries of the ocean’ p.18
Letter IV
- Victor’s body ‘emaciated by fatigue and suffering’ p.21
- ‘One man’s life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the
knowledge which I sought’ (Walton) p.23
- ‘Let me reveal my tale, and you will dash the cup from your lips!’ (Victor to Walton)
p.23
Chapter 1
- ‘I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most distinguished of that
republic’ p.26
- ‘I was their plaything and their idol [...] their child, the innocent and helpless
creature bestowed on them by Heaven’ p.28
- Elizabeth’s hair ‘the brightest living gold’, ‘a crown of distinction on her head’ p.28
- ‘heaven-sent [...] bearing a celestial stamp in all her features’ p.28
- ‘pretty present’ ‘promised gift’ ‘a possession of my own’ p.29
Chapter 2
- ‘The world was to me a secret which I desired to divine’ p.30
- ‘No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself’ p.30
- ‘secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn’ p.30
- ‘her smile, her soft eyes, the sweet glance of her celestial eyes’ p.31
- ‘A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind’ (upon discovering natural science)
p.31
Chapter 3
- ‘Elizabeth, [...] you must supply my place to my younger children’ p.34
