Publisher's Synopsis
At the age of 16, young Mary Shelley eloped with her lover, the poet Percy Shelley, on a trip to Europe, which was a scandal for English society at the time. Their journey took them, among other places, to Switzerland, where they could enjoy the formidable Alpine landscape, write, read, and live outside the rigid rules of British society. Crónica de un viaje de seis semanas compiles the diaries and letters that Mary wrote and sent during her journey through European lands. In addition providing an exciting reading experience and delves into the most personal thoughts of its author, readers will be able to enjoy a magnificent portrait of the turbulent Europe of the early 19th century under the effects of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars.