Frankenstein
The Modern Prometheus
A Cultural History of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
Schmoop: Analysis. What's Up With the Title?
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (1818) — A Summary of Modern Criticism on The Victorian Web
Tambora: A Blast From the Past from the Smithsonian
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/blast-from-the-past-65102374/
1815 Volcanic eruption kills 80,000: History.com
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/volcanic-eruption-kills-80000
Gothic Literature
Norton Anthology of English Literature:
https://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/romantic/topic_2/welcome.htm
Schmoop:
http://www.shmoop.com/literature-glossary/gothic-literature.html
Grave Robbing/Using the Dead: Science Museum
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/themes/understandingthebody/dead.aspx
Burke and Hare, infamous murderers and grave-robbers:
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/
Grave Robbing/Body Snatching: Jane Austin's World:
https://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/tag/grave-robbing/
Grim exhibition shows role of grave robbers in medical science:
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/oct/17/exhibition-grave-robbers-medical-science
Women's Role
History.com:
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/5-things-victorian-women-didnt-do-much
A Woman's Place in 19th Century Victorian History:
Crime and Punishment
Crime and punishment in Georgian Britain:
http://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain/articles/crime-and-punishment-in-georgian-Britain
Types of Punishment - Hanging:
http://vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11359-types-of-punishment-hanging.html
Crime and punishment in the Nineteenth Century: Dundee Library
http://sites.scran.ac.uk/lamb/crime.htm
Crime and the Victorians: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/crime_01.shtml