# Frankenstein — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.

- [Dedication](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/dedication.md): Mary Shelley dedicates her novel to William Godwin, the author of Political Justice and Caleb Williams, expressing respect and admiration.
- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph from Milton's Paradise Lost presents the Creature's lament, questioning why his Maker created him without his consent, setting the stage for themes of creation, responsibility, and the anguish of existence.
- [Frankenstein Or, The Modern Prometheus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/frankenstein.md): The opening of the novel introduces Robert Walton's Arctic expedition and his letters to his sister Margaret Saville, setting the stage for the encounter with Victor Frankenstein and the framing narrative of the story.
- [Letter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/letter-i.md): Robert Walton writes to his sister Margaret Saville from St. Petersburgh, describing his preparations and enthusiasm for an Arctic expedition. He recounts his early dreams of discovery, his self-imposed hardships to prep
- [Letter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/letter-ii.md): Robert Walton, writing from Archangel, describes his preparations for an Arctic expedition and his deep longing for a sympathetic friend. He details the hiring of his crew, including a noble lieutenant and a gentle maste

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- [Letter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/letter-iii.md)
- [Letter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/letter-iv.md)
- [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-i.md)
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-ii.md)
- [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-iv.md)
- [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-viii.md)
- [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-x.md)
- [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xi.md)
- [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xii.md)
- [Chapter XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xiii.md)
- [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xiv.md)
- [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xv.md)
- [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xvi.md)
- [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xvii.md)
- [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xviii.md)
- [Chapter XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xix.md)
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xx.md)
- [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xxi.md)
- [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xxii.md)
- [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xxiii.md)
- [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/chapter-xxiv.md)
- [Walton, in Continuation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/walton-in-continuation.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/frankenstein_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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