Frankau
GILBERT. A British novelist. He was born in 1884 and was educated at Eton. He entered his father's business on leaving school and did not commence writing till 1910. In 1912 he produced his first book, "One of Us," and during the next two years traveled around the world. He fought in the World War at Loos, Ypres, and on the Somme, became Staff Captain in 1916, and was invalided from service in 1918. In 1914 he wrote "Tid'apa," and during the war "The Guns," "The City of Fear," "The Woman of the Horizon," and "The Judgment of Valhalla." In 1919 appeared "One of Them."
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Frankenstein
a novel by Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, wife of the poet Shelley. The story was published in 1817. Frankenstein is a young student who yearns to create a living being. The idea is borrowed doubtless from the old myths of Prometheus and Pygmalion, but, lacking the poetic beauty of the old tales, it seems the result of a morbid and despondent imagination. Frankenstein, after a long series of laboratory experiments, creates a monster from materials found in the dissecting room and succeeds in giving it life. Lacking soul, the creature is a fiend, who becomes the curse of the creator. He slays Frankenstein's friend, strangles his bride, and pursues him over land and sea. Finally Frankenstein dies on shipboard, and the monster leaps over the ship's side and disappears. As Frankenstein neglected name as well as soul in his creative experiments, his own name has come to be given to the monster, to whom frequent reference is made in literature. Mrs. Shelley's story possesses a strange, uncanny fascination for the average reader. It may, in this respect, be compared to Stevenson's Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.
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Frankenthal
a city of Germany, in the Bavarian Palatinate, eight miles N. W. of Mannheim and near the Rhine canal. As an important industrial center is especially famous for its production of iron and steel machinery, and toys, soap and cement. Pop. about 19,000. It is on the
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Frankfort (City capital of the State)
a city, capital of the State of Kentucky, and county-seat of Franklin co .; on the Kentucky river, and on the Chesapeake and Ohio, and the Louisville and Nashville railroads; 65 miles E. of Louisville. The city is built on a high plain and is regularly laid out. Here are the capitol, court house, governor's residence, the Kentucky Military Institute, the State Home for Feeble -Minded Children, State Colored Normal School, penitentiary, Young Men's Public Library, Odd Fel lows' Hall, King's Daughters' Hospital , street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, several banks, and a number of daily and weekly newspapers. It has manufactories of brooms, shoes, furniture, lumber, flour , twine, carriages. On one of the hills in the vicinity of the city is a cemetery where lie the remains of Daniel Boone, several governors, and other prominent persons of the State. Pop. (1910) 10,465; ( 1920) 9,805.
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Frankfort (City of Indiana)
a city of Indiana, the county-seat of Clinton co. Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville, the Lake Erie and Western, the Vandalia , and the Toledo, St. Louis and Western railroads. It is the center of an important agricultural region. Its industries include the manufacture of kitchen cabinets, brick, lumber , agricultural implements, etc. There are several large wholesale grocer establishments and railroad repair shops. Among the important public buildings are a Carnegie library, a court house, and school. Pop. (1910) 8,634; ( 1920) 11,- 585. a high
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Frankfurt
an important city of western Prussia. It is situated on the Main, about twenty miles from the Rhine. From its situation, it is known as Frankfurt-on-the-Main. It is the capital of a district of the same name. Like other medieval cities, it was once surrounded by massive stone walls, now removed to make place for promenades and public gardens. There are many public squares adorned with monuments. Gutenberg, the printer, Goethe and Schiller, the poets, have been remembered. There are many buildings of historical interest, including the cathedral and the imperial palace where the emperors were elected. Numerous museums, the town library, the art institution, and the zoological garden are of interest. The city dates from the time of Charlemagne. It was for centuries an imperial city authorized to hold an autumn fair. Its horse and leather fairs are still of importance. It early became an important commercial city and was for a long time the financial center of Europe. The Rothschild family rose to fame in Frankfurt. When we know that during the nineteenth century this firm of Jewish bankers placed loans for the various governments of the world to the amount of not less than $12,960,000,000, and remember that their parent office has been maintained at Frankfurt we can realize the importance of this city to the financial world. Population, 335,000. See Goethe ; Rothschild
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Franking
the privilege of sending postal matter free of charge. Up to 1830 this privilege was enjoyed by senators, congressmen, and the various departments of public service . It was then abolished for a time, being replaced by a system of allowance for postage, but was again restored. Public documents and seeds may now be sent out by the various departments and by senators and congressmen. The franking custom was inherited by this country from Great Britain , where the members of Parliament long enjoyed the privilege. Congress has been wont to grant the privilege as a courtesy to the widows of ex-presidents. See Postoffice
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Frankland
PERCY FARADAY. a British scientist. He was born at London in 1858, and was educated at University College School, the Royal School of Mines, and Würzburg University. He was Professor of Chemistry at Dundee, Scotland, 1888-1894, and at Birmingham, 1894-1900. He inaugurated monthly bacteriological examination of London water supply in 1885. In 1901 he was president of the Chemical Section, British Association, Glasgow, and in 1906, of the Institute of Chemistry. He was president of the Chemical Society in 1911 and in 1919 was made of ficer of the Order S.S. Maurice and Lazarus. He has contributed numerous memoirs to publications and has written "Our Secret Friends and Foes," and a "Life of Pasteur ."
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