Percy Shelley
Percy Shelley (1792–1822) was an English Romantic poet known for lyrical verse and radical politics.
His works include "Ozymandias," "Ode to the West Wind," and "Prometheus Unbound." He drowned in Italy at twenty-nine.
Often called Percy Bysshe Shelley or just Shelley, he was married to Mary Shelley, author of *Frankenstein*.
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