Mary Jane Godwin

Mary Jane Godwin
Born
Mary Jane de Vial

1768
Exeter, Devon, England
Died17 June 1841(1841-06-17) (aged 72–73)
London, England
Other namesMary Jane Clairmont
Occupation(s)Author, publisher, bookseller
Spouse
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(m. 1801; died 1836)​
Children3; including Claire and William
RelativesFanny Imlay (stepdaughter)
Mary Shelley (stepdaughter)
Allegra Byron (granddaughter)

Mary Jane Godwin (née de Vial; pseudonymed Mary Jane Clairmont; 1768 – 17 June 1841)[1] was an English author, publisher, and bookseller.[2] She was the second wife of William Godwin and stepmother to Mary Shelley.[3]

  1. ^ Perkins, Pam (2004). "Godwin [formerly Clairmont; née de Vial], Mary Jane (1768–1841), translator and bookseller". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67901. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 6 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ McCalman, Iain; Mee, Jon; Russell, Gillian; Tuite, Clara; Fullagar, Kate; Hardy, Patsy, eds. (1999), "Godwin, Mary Jane", An Oxford Companion to the Romantic Age, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199245437.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-924543-7, retrieved 6 December 2020
  3. ^ Jump, Harriet Devine (1 October 1999). "Monstrous stepmother: Mary Shelley and Mary Jane Godwin". Women's Writing. 6 (3): 297–308. doi:10.1080/09699089900200076. ISSN 0969-9082. PMID 22624188.