Mary Shelley - Letter to Percy Bysshe Shelley

Part of the Shelley's Ghost Exhibition. Shelley and Mary arrived back in London to face the almost universal disapproval of family and friends, and severe money problems.

Shelley was now financially responsible for Mary and Claire as well as Harriet, who was heavily pregnant with their second child. Godwin refused to see him, but drew on his resources. Mary wrote this impassioned letter to Shelley when he was in hiding from his numerous creditors. They could meet only on Sundays, when it was illegal to make arrests for debt.

Date Published: 2 December 2010
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Contributors: Nouran Koriem
Keywords: mary shelley, percy bysshe shelley, shelley's ghost, journal, History, biography, #greatwriters
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