The second wife of the political writer William Godwin, whom she married in 1801. She already had two children, Charles and Claire, from previous relationships and with Godwin she had a further son William. She was also the stepmother of Mary Shelley ( who described her as 'so restless a spirit')and the grandmother of Allegra Byron.
The Godwins, as well as being part of a major literary circle, ran a successful bookshop and Mary wrote a guide to the Kent town of Herne Bay in 1835. She was buried next to her husband and his first wife Mary Wollstonecraft, but remained behind when they were moved to Bournemouth churchyard in 1851.
The Godwins, as well as being part of a major literary circle, ran a successful bookshop and Mary wrote a guide to the Kent town of Herne Bay in 1835. She was buried next to her husband and his first wife Mary Wollstonecraft, but remained behind when they were moved to Bournemouth churchyard in 1851.
The second wife of the political writer William Godwin, whom she married in 1801. She already had two children, Charles and Claire, from previous relationships and with Godwin she had a further son William. She was also the stepmother of Mary Shelley ( who described her as 'so restless a spirit')and the grandmother of Allegra Byron.
The Godwins, as well as being part of a major literary circle, ran a successful bookshop and Mary wrote a guide to the Kent town of Herne Bay in 1835. She was buried next to her husband and his first wife Mary Wollstonecraft, but remained behind when they were moved to Bournemouth churchyard in 1851.
The Godwins, as well as being part of a major literary circle, ran a successful bookshop and Mary wrote a guide to the Kent town of Herne Bay in 1835. She was buried next to her husband and his first wife Mary Wollstonecraft, but remained behind when they were moved to Bournemouth churchyard in 1851.
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