📘The 1831 edition of Frankenstein includes Mary Shelley's account of how the book was written, providing valuable insight into the creation process.
🔍The 1831 version has several textual changes, including an expanded and split Chapter 1, leading to variations in the numbering and count of chapters.
👨👧👦In the 1818 edition, Elizabeth Lavenza is portrayed as Victor Frankenstein's cousin, while in the 1831 edition, she is depicted as a poor orphan taken in by Victor's family.
⚡️Shelley introduces the concept of galvanism, the power to animate animal muscle through electricity, in the 1831 edition, suggesting it as a secret power behind Victor's creation of the monster.
📖🔎Many readers are more familiar with modern editions based on the 1831 version, but scholars argue that the original 1818 text better reflects Mary Shelley's original vision.