Ariel - André Maurois

Title: Ariel
Author: André Maurois
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Seventh Penguin impression, March 1938
Category: Biography

Condition: Fair to good vintage condition for its age. Noticeable edge wear, spine wear, creasing, rubbing, and age toning throughout, with some chipping to the spine ends and cover edges. Binding remains intact and text is readable. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Ariel is a classic literary biography of the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. First published in the 1920s, the book became widely admired for its elegant style and emotionally vivid portrait of Shelley’s life, ideals, relationships, and tragic death.

Rather than a dry academic study, Maurois presents Shelley as a passionate and conflicted figure moving through the intellectual and political currents of the Romantic era. The biography explores Shelley’s radical politics, unconventional personal life, friendships with figures such as Lord Byron, and the enduring influence of works like Prometheus Unbound and Ozymandias.