1. Mary Shelley: Achieving Excellence Through Her Sorrows
Benson the music master who gave the children weekly half-hour lessons in singing and reading music"(11) Mellor states. ... Before even marrying Percy Shelley, Mary had two children in the two years and five months they were traveling. One named Clara was born prematurely and died only a few weeks later in March 1815, Shannon Lawson states. ... Before William died at age three of malaria, Mary had another baby girl on September 1, 1817, who died a year later of a fever. ... Mary's marriage to Percy, six months after her waking dream, was sadly short lived when he died onboard ship in ...
- Word Count: 1927
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate