The eleventh sonnet in Aspiring Child, "Transport," is about the conclusion to Mary Godwin and Percy Shelley's elopement to the Continent in 1814. They took a hike along the Rhine that would prove fateful. #maryshelley #frankenstein #biography #aspiringchild #poetry #gothic #romantics #womenwriters

The ninth sonnet in Aspiring Child is "Escape," and it's about Mary Godwin's first trip to the Continent with Percy Shelley, in 1814, accompanied by her stepsister Claire Clairmont. #maryshelley #frankenstein #biography #aspiringchild #womenwriters #poetry #gothic #romantics #percyshelley

In last month's #booklaunch of Aspiring Child, I discussed Mary Shelley's cleverness in sidestepping her father-in-law's prohibition of publishing a biography of Percy after his death. #maryshelley #percyshelley #biography #aspiringchild #numl youtu.be/YuHMpx3FiK8