The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 2 [of 2]Volume 2 — THE ASSASSINS.Reading editionChapter navigation33 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…SHELLEY’S PROSE WORKS VOL. II.A DEFENCE OF POETRY.ESSAY ON THE LITERATURE, THE ARTS, AND THE MANNERS OF THE ATHENIANS.ON THE SYMPOSIUM, OR PREFACE TO THE BANQUET OF PLATO.THE BANQUET.THE BANQUET.THE BANQUET. (continued 2)ION; OR, OF THE ILIAD.MENEXENUS, OR THE FUNERAL ORATION.FRAGMENTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO.ON A PASSAGE IN CRITO.THE ASSASSINS.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVON THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.ON LIFE.ON A FUTURE STATE.SPECULATIONS ON METAPHYSICS.FRAGMENTS.Chapter I · ON THE NATURE OF VIRTUE.Chapter IIGHOST STORIES.LETTERS FROM ITALY.LETTERS FROM ITALY.LETTERS FROM ITALY. (continued 2)LETTERS FROM ITALY. (continued 3)A LETTER TO LORD ELLENBOROUGH,LETTER.PRINCE ALEXY HAIMATOFF.[45]THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SHELLEY.INDEX.Previous chapter ←Volume 2 — ON A PASSAGE IN CRITO.Next chapter →Volume 2 — Chapter IAll chapters and sections (33)Sections2Volume 2 · Other sectionsA DEFENCE OF POETRY.ESSAY ON THE LITERATURE, THE ARTS, AND THE MANNERS OF THE ATHENIANS.ON THE SYMPOSIUM, OR PREFACE TO THE BANQUET OF PLATO.THE BANQUET.THE BANQUET.THE BANQUET. (continued 2)ION; OR, OF THE ILIAD.MENEXENUS, OR THE FUNERAL ORATION.FRAGMENTS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO.ON A PASSAGE IN CRITO.THE ASSASSINS.Volume 2 · Chapters1234Volume 2 · Other sectionsON THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.ON LIFE.ON A FUTURE STATE.SPECULATIONS ON METAPHYSICS.FRAGMENTS.Volume 2 · Chapters12Volume 2 · Other sectionsGHOST STORIES.LETTERS FROM ITALY.LETTERS FROM ITALY.LETTERS FROM ITALY. (continued 2)LETTERS FROM ITALY. (continued 3)A LETTER TO LORD ELLENBOROUGH,LETTER.PRINCE ALEXY HAIMATOFF.[45]THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SHELLEY.INDEX.A Fragment of a Romance.◇← ON A PASSAGE IN CRITO.CHAPTER I. →