A complete study of Shelley's Italian experience. The book covers in detail Shelley's arrival in Italy, the social and political state of the country at the time, the relationship with Lord Byron, Shelley and Mary, the various Italian friends, the death of Keats, the Shelley scandals, Italian travels and journeys, Leigh Hunt, Italian influences on Shelley, his death and the circumstances surrounding it. ILLUS. THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.