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Note: Virginia Water

Virginia Water


Virginia Water, a large (approximately 160-acre) artificial lake at the edge of Windsor Great Park. Two contemporary engravings of the lake, after drawings by Turner, illustrated Mary Shelley's short story, "The Mourner," which is also set in Windsor.

Mary Shelley spent time at Windsor again in 1825 while preparing to write The Last Man; she comments on Virginia Water in a letter.

Map of Windsor

The Last Man
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The Last Man

  • The Last Man
    • About this Edition
    • Volume 1
      • Introduction
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter IV[a]
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
      • Chapter X.
    • Volume 2
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI.
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
    • Volume 3
      • Chapter I.
      • Chapter II.
      • Chapter III.
      • Chapter IV.
      • Chapter V.
      • Chapter VI.
      • Chapter VII.
      • Chapter VIII.
      • Chapter IX.
      • Chapter X.
    • Other Works by Mary Shelley
    • Mary Shelley's Citations
    • Bibliography
    • Maps
    • Selected Images and Sound
    • ASCII Version
    • SGML Version (external link)
    • Critical Articles on _The Last Man_
    • Other Works on Plague
    • A Contemporary Parody
    • Other Works on "The Last Man"
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