Claire Clairmont and the Shelleys 1798-1879 by Gittings

Claire Clairmont and the Shelleys 1798-1879 by Gittings

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 *

The late Robert Gittings was a critic, poet, and biographer, and the author of Dorothy Wordsworth (OUP, Southern Arts Literature Prize 1987). He was also the author of John Keats (W. H. Smith Literary Award 1969, Heineman Educational Books), Young Thomas Hardy (Christian Gauss Award 1985, HEB), and The Older Hardy (RSL Heinemann Award 1979, James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1979, HEB). Jo Manton is a historical researcher and the author of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, and, with Gittings, Dorothy Wordsworth and The Second Mrs Hardy.

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ISBN 13	9780198183518
ISBN 10	0198183518
Title	Claire Clairmont and the Shelleys 1798-1879
Author	Gittings
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1995-06-01
Number of pages	292
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