“In this house I chanced to find a volume of the works of Cornelius Agrippa” (p.20). Agrippa was famous for his study of magic, but he also was an alchemist, theologian, and a writer. The author uses one of Agrippa's works as the piece that first sparked the interest of natural philosophy in Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein says how he thinks that the finding of Cornelius Agrippa’s works led to his discoveries, and eventually his ruin.
“Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.” Wikipedia. 29 Aug. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Agrippa
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