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"White covers the major elements of Shelley's life: his expulsion from college for refusing to admit that he wrote a pamphlet about atheism, his marriage to Harriet Taylor and then his abandonment of her when he fell in love with Mary Godwin. He talks about the writing of his major poems, his friendship with Lord Byron, and the couple's life in Italy where they moved after leaving England until the poet's death in a boating accident."
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1800's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Italy
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Writer's slant towards subject:
- neutral
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot 11-15 B&W
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
Lot of titilating info about love life?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
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