With Shelley in Italy : Being a Selection of Poems and Letters of Percy Bryce Shelley Which have to do with his Life in Italy from 1818 to 1822.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Co., 1905. With over sixty full-page illustrations from photographs. Large-paper edition (one of two hundred and fifty copies). Cream paper spine over grey boards, with gilt fleur-de-lis cover and spine decoration, teg. xxiii, [i], 293. 9" x 6.5" Some scratching to rear board, light wear tips and corners, toned throughout, spine toned, else near fine. Overall a sturdy and internally clean copy. Item #237129
SHELLEY CONTEXTUALIZED
Anna Benneson McMahan joined a Friends in Council study group in Illinois in 1869, and her life of writing and lecturing exploded from there. Highly educated at a women's university, McMahan taught literature to adults in nearby towns, eventually authoring The Study Guide, a Guide for the Student of English Literature to provide access to literary learning for women. She spent most of her career compiling letters and stories from English literary figures. Inspired by a trip to Rome and her love of antiquities, McMahan authored several texts about Italy's influence on English authors, including Lord Byron and Percy Shelley.
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