Two Things:

Agrippa and the moon.

"A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind, and, bounding with joy, I communicated my discovery to my father. My father looked carelessly at the title-page of my book and said, 'Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.'" - p. 20

Agrippa is the famous wizard Ron Weasley most wants to see on a Chocolate Frog Card; he's got about six of Dumbledore already.

Also, "Under the guidance of my new preceptors, I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention." - p. 21

Checkitout.

On a more academic note, I've noticed that Shelley was very into giving her characters a healthy appreciation of nature. In particular, our dear nameless monster has mentioned the moon at least twice in his account of his life thus far, which seems significant.

"Soon a gentle light stole over the heavens, and gave me a sensation of pleasure. I started up and beheld a radiant form rise from among the trees.*" - p. 71

*The moon [author's footnote].

"By great application, however, and after having remained during the space of several revolutions of the moon in my hovel, I discovered the names that were given to some of the most familiar objects of discourse; I learned and applied the words, 'fire,' 'milk,' 'bread,' and 'wood.'" - p. 78

He first noticed the moon when he was in that particularly overwhelmed-by-conscious-existence state, and I think he's grown sort of attached to it. He now uses it to tell time. I like this guy.