Zastrozzi, A Romance
“Would Julia of Strobazzo’s heart was reeking on my dagger!”
From the asthmatic urgency of its opening abduction scene to the Satanic defiance of the villain’s departure “with a wild convulsive laugh of exulting revenge”, this first of Shelley’s Gothic novelettes recycles much sensational boyhood reading and also points to some of his more mature concerns.
It is the ego-driven pursuit of passionate extremes, revenge included, which consigns figures like Zastrozzi and the murderous Matilda to an isolation which is socially destructive as well as self-annihilating. The story of their downfall is related in a relentlessly hysterical style – possibly more easily enjoyed when read aloud! (Summary by Martin Geeson)
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | Chapter I | Martin Geeson |
00:14:33 |
| Play 02 | Chapter II | Martin Geeson |
00:11:20 |
| Play 03 | Chapter III | Martin Geeson |
00:11:56 |
| Play 04 | Chapter IV | Martin Geeson |
00:27:28 |
| Play 05 | Chapter V | Martin Geeson |
00:16:44 |
| Play 06 | Chapter VI | Martin Geeson |
00:19:50 |
| Play 07 | Chapter VIII (There is no Chapter VII) | Martin Geeson |
00:25:56 |
| Play 08 | Chapter IX | Martin Geeson |
00:30:02 |
| Play 09 | Chapter X | Martin Geeson |
00:22:35 |
| Play 10 | Chapter XI | Martin Geeson |
00:15:40 |
| Play 11 | Chapter XII | Martin Geeson |
00:21:56 |
| Play 12 | Chapter XIII | Martin Geeson |
00:31:45 |
| Play 13 | Chapter XIV | Martin Geeson |
00:14:00 |
| Play 14 | Chapter XV | Martin Geeson |
00:19:25 |
| Play 15 | Chapter XVI | Martin Geeson |
00:12:50 |
| Play 16 | Chapter XVII | Martin Geeson |
00:19:51 |