Elizabeth Lavenza Elizabeth Lavenza Elizabeth Frankenstein ( Lavenza) is a fictional character first introduced in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". In both the novel and its various film adaptations, she is the fiancée of Victor Frankenstein. Born in Italy to an Italian nobleman and a German woman, Elizabeth Lavenza was adopted by Victor's family during a stay on Lake Como, after her parents' death. While Victor's cousin in the original 1818 release of the novel, in Shelley's 1831 rewrite she is first introduced as Victor Frankenstein's unrelated, adopted sister. Victor describes her as his perfect woman: young, beautiful,
The Unbound Prometheus The Unbound Prometheus The Unbound Prometheus: Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present is an influential economic history book by David S. Landes. Its focus is on the Industrial Revolution in England and its spread to the rest of Western Europe. Its principal contribution is the argument in favor of the Second Industrial Revolution. The book was first published in 1969 by Cambridge University Press. It first appeared in the Cambridge Economic History of Europe, Volume VI in 1965, but it was expanded for the 1969 edition. The book deals with innovations and inventions