This eBook was produced by: Al Haines, Howard Ross & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net = A R I E L = A SHELLEY ROMANCE BY ANDRÉ MAUROIS TRANSLATED BY ELLA D’ARCY First published in 1924 CONTENTS PART I CHAPTER PAGE I KEATE’S WAY 11 II THE HOME 17 III THE CONFIDANT 23 IV THE NEIGHBOURING PINE 29 V QUOD ERAT DEMONSTRANDUM 35 VI TIMOTHY SHELLEY’S VIGOROUS DIALECTICS 40 VII AN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES 47 VIII THIS DESPOTIC CHAIN 54 IX A VERY YOUNG COUPLE 59 X HOGG 65 XI HOGG (_continued_) 72 XII FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH MIDDLE AGE 76 XIII SOAP BUBBLES 85 XIV THE VENERATED FRIEND 92 XV MISS HITCHENER 97 XVI HARRIET 102 XVII COMPARISONS 108 XVIII SECOND INCARNATION OF THE GODDESS 116 PART II XIX A SIX WEEKS’ TOUR 125 XX THE PARIAHS 130 XXI GODWIN 138 XXII DON JUAN CONQUERED 144 XXIII ARIEL AND DON JUAN 150 XXIV GRAVES IN THE GARDEN OF LOVE 159 XXV THE RULES OF THE GAME 166 XXVI “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” 175 XXVII THE ROMAN CEMETERY 184 XXVIII “ANY WIFE TO ANY HUSBAND” 189 XXIX THE CAVALIER’ SIRVENTE 198 XXX A SCANDALOUS LETTER 204 XXXI LORD BYRON’S SILENCE 207 XXXII MIRANDA 214 XXXIII THE DISCIPLES 220 XXXIV II SAMUEL XII. 23 226 XXXV THE REFUGE 232 XXXVI ARIEL SET FREE 239 XXXVII LAST LINKS 247