Clairmont, Paola, 1825-1891.
Pauline "Paola" Clairmont, niece of Claire Clairmont of the Shelley circle. Like her aunt, she was a governess, traveled widely, and had a child out of wedlock. Paola also lived with Claire, first as a boarder and then as an unpaid housekeeper, during the final years of her aunt's life. The story of Paola's encounters with Shelley enthusiast Edward Augustus Silsbee inspired Henry James's novella "The Aspern Papers.".
From the guide to the Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items, 1853-1885, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)
Pauline "Paola" Clairmont, niece of Claire Clairmont of the Shelley circle. Like her aunt, she was a governess, traveled widely, and had a child out of wedlock. Paola also lived with Claire, first as a boarder and then as an unpaid housekeeper, during the final years of her aunt's life. The story of Paola's encounters with Shelley enthusiast Edward Augustus Silsbee inspired Henry James's novella, "The Aspern Papers."
From the description of Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items, 1853-1885 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 123960676
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| referencedIn | Ottilie Clairmont manuscript material : 9 items, ca. 1865-1908 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| referencedIn | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley collection of papers, 1822-1847 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| creatorOf | Clairmont, Paola, 1825-1891. Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items, 1853-1885 | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Clairmont, Ottilie Caroline Anna von Pichler, 1843-1913. Ottilie Clairmont manuscript material : 9 items, ca. 1865-1908. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane, 1798-1879. Claire Clairmont manuscript material : 55 items, 1814-1879. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917. Harry Buxton Forman manuscript material : 59 items, 1877-1913 | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Percy Bysshe Shelley collection of papers, 1809-1908 | The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. | |
| referencedIn | Henry Roderick Newman manuscript material : 1 item, 1880 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| creatorOf | Clairmont, Wilhelm Charles Gaulis, 1831-1895. Wilhelm Charles Gaulis Clairmont manuscript material : ca. 400 items, 1840's-1870's. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items, 1853-1885 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| referencedIn | Wilhelm Charles Gaulis Clairmont manuscript material : ca. 400 items, 1840's-1870's | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| referencedIn | Charles Fairfax Murray manuscript material : 1 item, 1879 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| referencedIn | Claire Clairmont manuscript material : 63 items, 1814-1879 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. | |
| referencedIn | Harry Buxton Forman manuscript material : 60 items, 1877-1913 | The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle. |
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| associatedWith | Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane, 1798-1879. | person |
| associatedWith | Clairmont, Ottilie Caroline Anna von Pichler, 1843-1913. | person |
| associatedWith | Clairmont, Wilhelm Charles Gaulis, 1831-1895. | person |
| associatedWith | Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917. | person |
| associatedWith | Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919 | person |
| associatedWith | Newman, Henry Roderick, 1843-1917 | person |
| associatedWith | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 | person |
| associatedWith | Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 | person |
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Birth 1825
Death 1891
