Appearance in Frankenstein: St. Bernard's Well is mentioned alongside Arthur's Seat in Chapter 2, Volume 3, during Victor and Clerval's Edinburgh visit. While Clerval finds these sites fill him "with cheerfulness and admiration," Victor remains detached and "impatient to arrive at the termination of my journey" to the Orkney Islands where he will create the creature's mate.

Historical Context: St. Bernard's Well is a small neoclassical temple structure built in 1789 over a natural mineral spring in the Water of Leith valley, just outside Edinburgh's center. The temple features a statue of Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health and hygiene. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, mineral springs and wells were extremely fashionable throughout Britain and Europe for their supposed curative and restorative properties. Wealthy tourists would "take the waters" as both a...

Appearance in Frankenstein: The Black Sea appears in Chapter 7, Volume 3, as Victor pursues the creature across Europe. Victor follows the creature from the Rhone valley through the Mediterranean, ultimately tracking him to "a vessel bound for the Black Sea." This marks a crucial moment in Victor's obsessive chase, as the creature leads him ever further from civilization toward the remote edges of the known world.

Historical Context: In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Black Sea represented the geographic and cultural boundary of familiar Europe for British readers. The region served as a gateway to Russia and the vast, mysterious expanses of Eastern Europe and Asia. For British audiences in the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Black Sea held particular significance due to:

The North Pacific Ocean pops up in the story because that is where Walton is hoping to sail to through the Arctic. It seemed to be his purpose through the book that nobody has been able to achieve before, to discover the unknown, which is a parallel to Victor's life obsessing over discovery and glory. With the wealthy marine fur trade, the search for a Northwest Passage, and the desire to control strategic territory were among the commercial and imperial goals that characterized British involvement in the North Pacific Ocean in the 1800s. The area was viewed as a crucial location for competition with the US and other European nations, as well as a gateway for trade with China. Through my research it seems like the British really wanted to find a passage through there to have fur trade, so it seems right that in Frankenstein there is a man who is so determined to find it. 

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Archangel is north of Russia that was founded on 1584 and established in the 16th century, (or Arkhangelsk) the city’s name is named for being a place of God. The city is called after the archangel Michael. In the 18th century Archangel was a major port for the Russian trade. Along with it being a major city it was also a developing city. In the 19th century is when the city had its “revival” with the making of of railways. Archangel is in the book Frankenstein in the beginning of the novel with the captain and his journey to Archangel from St. Petersburg when he passes unexplored territory. As well in the book Frankenstein the name archangel is spoken about but in a different form where Marry Shelly compares the creature to the fallen archangels.

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