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Claire Clairmont and the Shelleys 1798-1879

Jo Manton author Robert Gittings author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:1st Jun '95

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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