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History of a Six Weeks’ Tour
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History of a Six Weeks’ Tour

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The History of a Six Weeks' Tour is a travelogue co-authored by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley. It recounts two significant journeys: their 1814 elopement and travels through France, Switzerland, and Germany, and their 1816 summer spent near Geneva, Switzerland. This latter period, known as the "haunted summer," was marked by unusually gloomy weather, possibly due to the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. During this time, Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein, inspired by a ghost story contest hosted by Lord Byron. The book also includes Shelley's poem "Mont Blanc".123

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