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![]() Moving his makeshift laboratory to a deserted pottery factory in Limehouse, he makes contact with the Doomsday men-the resurrectionists-whose grisly methods put Frankenstein in great danger as he works feverishly to bring life to the terrifying creature that will bear his name for eternity.įilled with literary lights of the day such as Bysshe Shelley, Godwin, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley herself, and penned in period-perfect prose, The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein is sure to become a classic of the twenty-first century. But these specimens prove imperfect for Victor's purposes. As Victor begins conducting anatomical experiments to reanimate the dead, he at first uses corpses supplied by the coroner. Afterward, these concepts become an obsession for the young scientist. This haunting and atmospheric novel opens with a heated discussion, as Shelley challenges the conventionally religious Frankenstein to consider his atheistic notions of creation and life. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein Peter Ackroyd 3.33 1,304 ratings255 reviews When two nineteenth-century Oxford studentsVictor Frankenstein, a serious researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelleyform an unlikely friendship, the result is a tour de force that could only come from one of the world's most accomplished and prolific authors. When two nineteenth-century Oxford students-Victor Frankenstein, a serious researcher, and the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley-form an unlikely friendship, the result is a tour de force that could only come from one of the world's most accomplished and prolific authors. ![]()
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