Question

Who was Percy Bysshe Shelley’s second wife?

• A. Charlotte Turner Smith
• B. Lydia Huntley Sigourney
• C. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
• D. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

• Shelley married Harriet Westbrook in 1811, but the marriage ended unhappily.

• He later fell in love with Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (later Mary Shelley), and they eloped in 1814.

• Mary Shelley is best known as the author of Frankenstein.

• Shelley and Mary lived a life of exile in Europe, particularly in Italy, where they were part of a vibrant intellectual and artistic circle.