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Nicknamed 'The Beast from the East', a band of extreme cold and snow has hit parts of Europe and the UK. This is causing some travel disruption because most parts of the UK rarely experience heavy snow.

What caused the bad weather that Mary and Percy Shelley experienced while on vacation? What were some negative consequences of this weather around the world? How did the real-life weather in Switzerland impact Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”? Describe the circumstances in which “Frankenstein” was written. What does “Frankenstein” show us about the connections between climate and literature? According to scholar John Clubbe, how does the story of “Frankenstein” parallel the story of global warming? TRANSCRIPT