CHAPTER XIX

JULY 1823-DECEMBER 1824

1823. Mary's journey--Letters to the Leigh Hunts--Arrival in London--Jane Williams--Her attractiveness--_Frankenstein_ on the stage--Publication of Shelley's Posthumous Poems.

1824. Journal--Mary's wish to write for the stage--Godwin discourages the idea--Affairs of the _Examiner_ newspaper-- The Novellos--Mrs. Cowden Clarke's reminiscences of Mary-- Death of Byron--Profound sensation--Journal--Letters from Trelawny--Description of the "Cavern Fortress of Mount Parnassus"--Letter from Mary to Trelawny--Letter to Leigh Hunt--Negotiation with Sir T. Shelley--Allowance-- Suppression of the Posthumous Poems--Journal--Medwin's Memoirs of Byron--Asks Mary to assist him--Her feelings on the subject--Letter to Mrs. Hunt--Journal 89-129