'Illuminating ... [a] stimulating introduction to Shelley's life and radical politics'
Romantic Circles 'Enjoyable'
Peace News 'Lively, well-paced and highly readable ... packed with fascinating insights into Shelley's times'
Counterfire 'An excellent biographical account of Shelley's political radicalism ... that brings a contemporary radical sensibility into bracing conjunction with nineteenth-century history'
Philip Connell, Romantic Circles ... Read more'A fresh and impassioned account of the significance of Shelley's radical life and writings. A fine and highly readable achievement'
Michael Rossington, Professor of Romantic Literature, Newcastle University 'Highly readable, this is an absorbing study of Shelley's life, thought, and writing. Jacqueline Mulhallen has written a valuable book'
Michael O'Neill, Professor of English, Durham University 'Fresh, clear and compelling, this is the best compact account of Percy Bysshe Shelley's revolutionary life currently available'
Nicholas Roe, Professor of English Literature at the University of St Andrews 'A compelling and eye-opening study. Reminds us of Shelley's robust socio-political vision, that remains as relevant and vital for our own volatile times'
Stephen C. Behrendt; George Holmes Distinguished Professor of English, University of Nebraska 'I love reading. I'm about to start Percy Bysshe Shelley: Poet and Revolutionary by Jacqueline Mulhallen'
Jeremy Corbyn 'Humankind needed Shelley back then, and this book reminds us of how much we need him now. It is an honest look at a truly revolutionary life'
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