Richard Holmes' masterful biography traces Percy Bysshe Shelley through revolutionary Europe with the pace of a thriller and the insight of a scholar. This isn't your dusty Romantic poet on a pedestal—Holmes gives us Shelley as radical, lover, dreamer, and troublemaker, pursued by debt, scandal, and his own restless genius. Rich in detail, gloriously readable, and utterly absorbing. Perfect for lovers of literary biography, Romantic poetry, and anyone fascinated by the beautiful chaos of artistic lives lived without compromise.
