Author Description

Shelley (nee Godwin, 1797-1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biogapher and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel 'Frankenstein' (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Many of Shelley's short stories were written specifically for inclusion in gift books or annuals, including 'The Keepsake', and they often have foreign settings such as Greece or Italy and are predominantly historical. This collection was first published together in 1891 with an introduction by the Keeper of Printed Books at the Brirish Museum.