`  == Victor Frankenstein's age when he created the monster ==  (Spolier warning!)  The article states, ``In the book, Victor was only nineteen when he created his monster.`` However, Victor must have been older than nineteen when he created the monster: * He left Geneva aged 17 (for the sake of simplicity, we'll say he already had his birthday that year). * He finished his studies two years later (when he would have been 19) and began creation of the monster. * He finished the monster in November, two years since he finished his studies (when he would have been 21). * He was ill all over that winter, and then planned to return to Geneva in the year directly following the year he created the monster (when he would have been 22); however, the poor weather meant he had to delay his return until May the year after that: two years after he created the monster (when he would have been 23).  This is mentioned in the book; when he goes back after William died, it says he's been away from Geneva for nearly 6 years, and that it had been almost two years since he created the monster. So, he must have been at least 21 when he created the monster, or possibly 22 (if he was yet to have his birthday the year he left Geneva to go to University).  I hope this all makes sense; please tell me if I've gone wrong with my calculations somewhere! If no one replies to disagree with me within the next three days, I will edit the sentence to read, ``In the book, Victor was only in his early twenties when he created his monster.``  Thank you!   `