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Posthumous Poems

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Posthumous Poems
AuthorPercy Bysshe Shelley
GenrePoetry
PublishedLondon: C. H. Reynell for John and Henry L. Hunt, 1824

Posthumous Poems is a collection of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, with a preface by his widow Mary Shelley, which was published in 1824.[1]

Publication

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Ruth S. Granniss makes the following statement about the circumstances of the publication: "It was with difficulty that a publisher was found for the book, the sale of two hundred and fifty copies being guaranteed by Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Bryan Waller Proctor ("Barry Cornwall") and Thomas Forbes Felsall [sic?]. The original intention to include certain prose pieces was abandoned on account of the size of the volume."[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Granniss 1923, p. 81.

Sources

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  • Granniss, Ruth S. (1923). A descriptive catalogue of the first editions in book form of the writings of Percy Bysshe Shelley, based on a memorial exhibition held at The Grolier Club from April 20, to May 20, 1922. New York: The Grolier Club. pp. 78–81.
  • Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1824). Shelley, Mary (ed.). Posthumous Poems. London: C. H. Reynell for John and Henry L. Hunt.

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