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Updated: January 7, 2026

The few meagre facts of Harriet Shelley's life, as furnished by the book, acquit her of offense; but by calling in the forbidden helps of rumor, gossip, conjecture, insinuation, and innuendo he destroys her character and rehabilitates Shelley's as he believes.

Mark Twain - In Defence of Harriet Shelley