Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 
The Mourner 

‘The Mourner’ is a story about a young man named Neville and a young lady named Ellen. In the beginning of the narration, Neville is walking with his fiance Juliet in Virginia Water. They come upon an unmarked grave the Neville is familiar with, that of his childhood friend Ellen. Neville then narrates their tale, assuring his soon to be bride that he was never in love with her… (courtesy of mary-shelley-wikia.com)