Calicut, now known as Kozhikode, is a city in India that has a particularly interesting relationship with the British Empire. Originally the city played a large part in trade for Arab traders, but eventually become a central player in the British East India Company. The reason this city become so important is primarily due to the material Calico, whose name comes from the city itself.
Geneva plays a significant role in Mary Shelley's life and travels as does it with her characters. Again, in The Swiss Peasant it takes precedence in the story, making several mentions to the lake and the city. Geneva was the birthplace of Shelley's Frankenstein.
Naples, Italy is a place that he traveled among also Florence and rome. This is the same few cities that Mary Shelley traveled but also Castruccio battled in and Victor traveled too among other characters in her writing. Shelley places her characters and settings in lands and cities that she has familiarity with and as we have discussed, that perhaps this is also her, inserting a piece of herself into the novel.
After Guido returns from Paris, he continues with his reckless conduct, taking part in "nightly orgies in Palazzo Carega."
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, Galleria dorata (Lorenzo De Ferrari 1734-1744)
