"I read with ardour those works, so full of genius and discrimination, which modern inquirers have written on these subjects, I attended the lectures, and cultivated the acquaintance, of the men of science of the university…." (p. 29)

New students, ardent readers, and modern inquirers:

Welcome to the Cornell University Library. As you read this year's New Student Book Project selection, Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, please know that the Library's vast and abundant resources—its knowledgeable staff and extensive print and digital collections—are here to help you find answers to your questions and to assist you with your reading and research.

And they are literally at your fingertips.

Before you arrive on campus

Ask a Librarian!

After you arrive in Ithaca in August

Further Readings and Experimentations

Ithaca Reads Frankenstein

New Student Book Project