Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poland St, Soho, London, UK
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The romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley lived in this house in 1811
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/19/2014
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Percy Bysshe Shelley, the radical and romantic poet lived in this house in 1811, which was an event filled year for the 19-year old Shelley. The plaque reads.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
1792-1822
Poet
lived here in 1811
In 1811 he published "The Necessity of Atheism"[3,4], and consequently was expelled from University College, Oxford on the 25th March along with his friend the poet Thomas Jefferson Hogg. As a result he quarrelled with his father[2] from whom he became estranged. In March he and Hogg found lodgings in Poland Street[1,5], where he remained until May. On the 28th of August he eloped to Scotland with his first wife, the 16 year old Harriet Westbrook.
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Poland Street Area British History Online.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley Wikipedia
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The Necessity of Atheism The Percy Bysshe Shelley Resource Page
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The Necessity of Atheism Wikipedia
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Shelley in Soho litstack.com