Any romantic designs Clairmont might have had on Shelley were frustrated initially, but she did bring the Shelleys into contact with Lord Byron, with whom she entered into an affair before he left England in 1816 to live abroad.
Vilka romantiska planer Clairmont än kan ha haft för Shelley hindrades de i början, men hon ville få paret Shelley att komma i kontakt med Lord Byron, vilken hon hade en affär med innan han lämnade England 1816 för att leva utomlands.