Rebecca Chunn (rebachun@mars.utm.edu) from student-e36.at.utm.edu at 09/19/96 09:04PM
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    Most of these writers to some extent were nonconformists. Especially Shelley. Mary Shelley even wrote a semi-disclaimer saying that she wasn't as vocal about her nonconformist ideas as were her parents. This leads me to ask, what were the "social" penalties for their radical ideas, wouldn't this have affected their writing careers. What about the political leaders, couldn't they have "punished" these writers for their ideas or lifestyles. Or did writers escape this by moving to other places?