Read the passage. the publishers of the standard novels, in selecting frankenstein for one of their series, expressed a wish that i should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story. … i shall thus give a general answer to the question, so very frequently asked me: “how i, then a young girl, came to think of, and to dilate upon, so very hideous an idea? ” what is mary shelley’s purpose for writing the introduction to frankenstein?

2pointsread this excerpt from the beginning of nikolai gogol's "the nose": on the 25th march, 18-, a very strange occurrence tookplace in st petersburg.which option best explains why gogol chose to begin his story in this way? oa. to let readers know that the story that follows is nonfictionb. to explain that information in the story is factual and correctooc. to immediately establish a straightforward and matter-of-facttoneod. to allow readers to better imagine what st. petersburg looks likesubmit