I. Shel‧ley, Ma‧ry Woll‧stone‧craft /ˈʃeli, ˈme
əri ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft $ -kræft/
(1797–1851) an English writer, whose best-known novel is
Frankenstein. She was married to Percy Bysshe
Shelley, and was the daughter of the
feminist writer Mary
Wollstonecraft.
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II. Shelley, Per‧cy Bysshe /ˈpɜːsi bɪʃ $ ˈpɜːr-/
(1792–1822) an English poet of the
Romantic Movement, who was also known for his dislike of religion and his strong belief in political freedom. His most famous works were written after 1818 when he went to live in Italy with his wife Mary
Shelley, and they include
Adonais, written in memory of the poet John
Keats,
Prometheus Unbound, and
To a Skylark.
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