 Seeking Imlay , Wollstonecraft returned to London in April 1795 , but he rejected her . In May 1795 she attempted to commit suicide , probably with laudanum , but Imlay saved her life ( although it is unclear how ) . In a last attempt to win back Imlay , she embarked upon some business negotiations for him in Scandinavia , trying to recoup some of his losses . Wollstonecraft undertook this hazardous trip with only her young daughter and a maid . She recounted her travels and thoughts in letters to Imlay , many of which were eventually published as Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden , Norway , and Denmark in 1796 . When she returned to England and came to the full realisation that her relationship with Imlay was over , she attempted suicide for the second time , leaving a note for Imlay : 
