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Claire Clairmont

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Why she might be annoying:

    She changed her name from Clara to Claire because it sounded more romantic.
    She may have had an affair with Percy Bysshe Shelley, her stepsister's husband.
    She collapsed with 'the horrors' after reading 'King Lear.'
    She bombarded Byron with letters daily until he agreed to sleep with her.
    Byron described her as 'that odd-headed girl.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Mary insisted that there never was 'an improper connexion' between Claire and Percy.
    She was fluent in five languages.
    By insisting that the Shelleys follow Byron to Switzerland, she was indirectly responsible for Mary writing 'Frankenstein.'
    Byron agreed to raise their daughter Allegra only on the condition that Clairmont keep her distance from him.
    She said that her affair with Byron brought her a few moments of pleasure and a lifetime of trouble.
    She inspired Henry James' novella 'The Aspern Papers.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 75.00% Annoying