

"Orphan Angel" is a novel by Elinor Wylie. Wylie was an great admirer of the British Romantic poets, particularly Shelley. In "Orphan Angel", she imagines an alternate death for Shelley who, in her version of events, is rescued at sea by an American ship and taken to America...



"The Orphan Angel" is a lyrical and imaginative work of historical fantasy that presents a daring "what if" scenario regarding one of the most celebrated figures of the Romantic era. The novel explores the premise that the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley did not drown in the Mediterranean...
