Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items 1853-1885

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Paola Clairmont manuscript material : 42 items 1853-1885

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Holograph diary : 1855-1857 : (CL'ANA 0176) : from her years in Australia. Shelved under "Clairmont" in Pforz BT.

42 items

The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6310343

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Clairmont, Paola, 1825-1891.

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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 item...

Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane, 1798-1879

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Amory, Sewell & Moores, London solicitors. Samuel Amory was the solicitor who represented Shelley in his post-obit transactions. From the guide to the Amory, Sewell & Moores manuscript material : 1 item, 1844, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Epithet: mistress of Lord Byron British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x00005f Clara ...