description: Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it is an absorbing historical romance with intriguing feminist elements. Representative of the merging of historical romance with the literature of sentiment, this novel shows Shelley as a complex and intellectually astute thinker.
language: English
title: Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca
titlecomplete: Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (Collected Works of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
characters: Castruccio Castracani
genres: Fiction, Romanticism, Italy, Gothic, British Literature, Mary Shelley, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 244
places: Lucca, Tuscany
publisher: Classic Books