Shelley And His World is the acclaimed biography by bestselling author Claire Tomalin

'It is intensely alive, intelligent, responsive and informative at every point' London Review of Books

'She writes from the position of the ideal Shelley biographer: primarily as an admirer of his poetry; but also with a genuine liking for the man which is not blind to the flaws in his nature' A N Wilson, Times Literary Supplement

'Claire Tomalin manages to tell a complex story with exemplary clarity ... a very good book' Lorna Sage, Observer

'A model of its kind ... elegantly written and sensitively informative: highly recommended, in fact, for any reader who has become interested in Shelley's poems and wishes to know about their social and biographical framework' Listener

'Balanced and searching ... I cannot think of a better summing-up of a far from easy writer' The Times

'A vivid, amusing yet heartbreaking picture of Shelley emerges: poetry, politics, travel, friendships, love-affairs, scandals, mysteries, children, visions - all gracefully combined' London Review of Books

From the celebrated biographer of Charles Dickens: A Life and The Invisible Woman, Shelley and His World is an ideal introduction to the poet's life and work.

Claire Tomalin is the award-winning author of eight highly acclaimed biographies, including: The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft; Shelley and His World; Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life; The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens; Mrs Jordan's Profession; Jane Austen: A Life; Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self; Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man and, most recently, Charles Dickens: A Life. A former literary editor of the New Statesman and the Sunday Times, she is married to the playwright and novelist Michael Frayn.