An Examination of Hogg's Life of Shelley (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from An Examination of Hogg's Life of ShelleyThe articles on S leelley at xfora' were published, as I have said, in 1832 and 1833. It had long been Mary Shelley's desire to write the life of her husband, but this intention was thwarted by the ill-will of the implacable Sir Timothy, who, as Mrs. Shelley stated in a letter of 1 838, forbade biography underla threat of stopping the supplies. In 1844, the death of Sir Timothy relieved her of this prohibition; but a still more fatal obstacle now arose in the form of a serious illness, from which she never wholly recovered. She died in 1851 and a few years after her death, Sir Percy and Lady Shelley entrusted thebiographical materials to the charge of Hogg, a gentlemen (to quote Lady Shelley's words) whose literary habits and early knowledge of the poet seemed to point him out as the most fitting person for bringing them to the notice of the public. Unfortunately the Shelley family, in their guileless confidence in Hogg's biographical qualities, neglected to stipulate that the proof sheets should be submitted for their approval.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.