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Oh, thanks. Hmmm... don't know anything about classical verbs Is it a bit unusual or pretentious to use them? Or is it to create some sort of nuance? The rest of the text seems to be modern Japanese.知り: the -masu stem of 知る
も: a particle
せ: 未然形 (the imperfective form/the -nai stem) of a classical verb す, which is corresponding to する in modern Japanese
ず: 連用形 (the adverbial form/the -masu stem) of a classical negative auxiliary verb ず, which is corresponding to ない in modern Japanese
Thus, it means 知りもしないで/知りさえしないで/知ることもなく even without knowing ~.
Who says reading manga is a waste of time?Exactly.
e.g.
彼はほんとのことを知りもせず(に)いつもいい加減なことを言う。
He often says irresponsible words even without knowing the truth.
彼女は朝食を食べもせず(に)家を出た。
She left home even without eating breakfast.
Note that ~もせず can also mean "not to do and...". ず works as the continuous usage of the -masu stem of verbs in this case, and に can't be attached to it in this meaning.
e.g.
彼は3日間何も食べもせず飲みもしなかった。
He neither ate nor drank anything for three days.