Claire Clairmont and the Shelleys 1798-1879
Jo Manton author Robert Gittings author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:1st Jun '95
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Claire Clairmont, stepsister of Mary Shelley and mother of Byron's illegitimate daughter Allegra, has never been given a full biographical treatment until this acclaimed biography by the late Robert Gittings and Jo Manton. Drawing on her vivid letters and journals, it portrays a woman of talent and resilience making her way in 19th-century Europe.
This book is a joy to read ... her life has been rescued from oblivion and her memory made secure in this excellent and highly enjoyable biography. * Contemporary Review *
a glorious wealth of material ... enables the women of the past to speak for themselves ... a superbly readable life * Sunday Telegraph *
ISBN: 9780198183518
Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 24mm
Weight: 428g
292 pages