Here is the gist of what Walton wrote to Margaret Saville, his sister, in Letter I

Where does Margaret Saville live?

Margaret Saville, the sister of the letter writer R Walton, lives in England.

Where is R Walton writing from? His letter is from St. Petersburgh.

Where is R Walton going?

He’s searching to rent a ship to go whale fishing in Russia’s seas.

What was the situation with R Walton in this letter?

He told Margaret

“My courage and my resolution is firm; but my hopes fluctuate, and my spirits are often depressed.”

(Shelley, p. 9)

These are characters in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein.

This is my copy of Frankenstein: The 1818 Text. I’ve opened the book cover fully to show the back cover too.

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