Zastrozzi

Title

Zastrozzi

Creator

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Description

Zastrozzi: A Romance is a Gothic novel by Percy Bysshe Shelley first published in 1810 in London by George Wilkie and John Robinson anonymously, with only the initials of the author's name, as "by P. B. S.". The first of Shelley's two early Gothic novellas, the other being St. Irvyne, outlines his atheistic worldview through the villain Zastrozzi and touches upon his earliest thoughts on irresponsible self-indulgence and violent revenge. An 1810 review wrote that the main character "Zastrozzi is one of the most savage and improbably demons that ever issued from a diseased brain".

Publisher

Esprios Digital Publishing

Language

English

Format

Book

Type

text

Identifier

ISBN: 9781034534976
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Subject

English poetry--19th century

Files

Zastrozzi_Shelley.jpg

Collection

Writers

Citation

Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Zastrozzi,” The Children's Collection, accessed October 26, 2025, https://catalog.thechildrenscollection.org/items/show/8.