text: A character in this novel learns French by eavesdropping on a reading of Ruins of Empires.
full_question: A character in this novel learns French by eavesdropping on a reading of Ruins of Empires. The books The Sorrows of Werter and Paradise Lost influence one character in this novel, and lead him to resent his “accursed Creator.” This novel’s title character studies Agrippa and Paracelsus at Ingolstadt, and sees his brother William and his friend Henry Clerval murdered by his creation. For 10 points, name this novel about Victor and the monster he makes from human body parts, written by Mary Shelley.
first_sentence: A character in this novel learns French by eavesdropping on a reading of Ruins of Empires.