Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: FS.E DR Shel / College 1a - Fremdsprachen-Bibliothek	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Summary A long-lost story for children by the author of "Frankenstein", written in 1820, but never before seen or published. In November 1997, "The Times" announced that the story - known about but believed to have been destoryed - had in fact been discovered in Tuscany. The story was written for the 11-year-old daughter of Lady Mountcashell, a close friend of Mary and her husband Percy Shelley during their exile in Italy. The story is about a boy who runs away from his presumed parents, is adopted by an old fisherman and lives in a cottage near Torquay.Review Review In 1820, two years after she wrote Frankenstein, Shelley wrote a story for the 11-year-old daughter of Lady Mountcashell who had eloped to Italy under scandalous circumstances, like the author herself. This remarkably gentle story remained unpublished and unremembered until 1997. Tomalin's marvellous introduction, her account of finding the manuscript and her research into how and why it came to be written is a fascinating tale in its own right, giving us a rich insight into the terrible loss, passionate love and sense of tragedy which haunted the Shelleys' domestic life. (Kirkus UK)