Maurice, or, The fisher's cot

A long-lost story for children by the author of "Frankenstein", written in 1820, but never before seen or published.

In November 1997, "The Times" announced that the story - known about but believed to have been destoryed - had in fact been discovered in Tuscany.

The story was written for the 11-year-old daughter of Lady Mountcashell, a close friend of Mary and her husband Percy Shelley during their exile in Italy.

The story is about a boy who runs away from his presumed parents, is adopted by an old fisherman and lives in a cottage near Torquay.