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The poet behind the Romantic movement was a controversial firebrand worth knowing about.
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In this episode
- A full account of Percy Bysshe Shelley's life and writings
- How Shelley fits into the world Mary Shelley inhabited
- More reasons Lord Byron was genuinely difficult to be around
- The second half of a two-part story on Romanticism's most famous couple
About this episode
We continue our two parter of the hottest couple to ever grace the romantic movement with Mary's husband, infamous poet and controversial firebrand...Percy Bysshe Shelley. Hear Craig's take on him as he goes in depth on his life and writings, and expands on what a jerk Lord Byron continues to be.This week's recipe:
Brew some tea to sip you lil Bysshe.
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