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[[File:HistorySixWeeksTourMap.png|thumb|Routes of the 1814 and 1816 continental tours]]

In February 1815, Mary gave premature birth to a baby girl who died ten days later, deepening her depression. In the following weeks, Mary became close to Hogg who temporarily moved into the household. ShelleySome washistorians almostargue certainlythat havingShelley had a sexual relationship with Claire at this time, and it is possible that Mary, with Shelley's encouragement, was also having a sexual relationship with Hogg. In May, Claire left the household, at Mary's insistence, to reside in Lynmouth.<ref>Bieri, James (2008), pp. 305–9.</ref>

In August Shelley and Mary moved to Bishopsgate where Shelley worked on ''[[Alastor, or The Spirit of Solitude|Alastor]]'', a long poem in blank verse based on the myth of [[Narcissus (mythology)|Narcissus]] and [[Echo (mythology)|Echo]]. ''Alastor'' was published in an edition of 250 in early 1816 to poor sales and largely unfavourable reviews from the conservative press.<ref>Holmes, Richard (1974), pp. 308–10.</ref><ref>Bieri, James (2008), pp, 321–3.</ref>