... towers provide fascinating examples of clockwork figures from medieval times, and automatons were also devised in China. By the 18th century, a number of extremely clever automatons became famous for a while. Swiss craftsman Pierre Jacquet-Droz, for example, built mechanical dolls that could draw a simple figure or play music on a miniature organ. Clockwork figures of this sort are rarely made any longer ... ...
... amid the mountains and lakes of Switzerland and on the frozen sea's of Siberia (Moss, pg116)." This general down look upon industry was shown by Shelly's choices of setting, the Swiss Alps. Also, the effects of poverty where further exaggerated by the De Lacey's family misfortunes. Finally, it is the exploration and discoveries in technology and science of the time period ... ...
... parlements, who believed reforms for the lower classes were unnecessary. Four days before the Bastille fell, Louis XVI dismissed his entire cabinet and appointed a new council. With rumors that the Swiss and German Guards were to murder the Parisian populace, the French Guard joined the rioting and broke into the Tuileries Palace. July 14th was Bastille day. Only four years after ... ...
