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BooksPosted onAugust 31, 2020September 1, 2020

Barely Clare

I confess that Clare Mackail, youngest granddaughter of Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones, had previously been a mere blip on my radar. That is, of…

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BooksPosted onApril 7, 2020April 8, 2020

Pre-Raphaelite books to quarantine by

Going a little stir-crazy during the quarantine? Here are a few Pre-Raphaelite-related books to nourish you during this disquieting time.

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BooksPosted onDecember 9, 2019December 10, 2019

Beyond the Brotherhood: The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy

The Beyond the Brotherhood: The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy exhibition is currently running at the the U.K.’s Southampton City Art Gallery until Feb. 1, 2020, after which…

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BooksPosted onOctober 1, 2019December 9, 2019

The Women of Whitechapel

Attempting to solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper has been a cottage industry for over a hundred years. But, until now, there has never…

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BooksPosted onOctober 31, 2018October 31, 2018

Pre-Raphaelite Girl Gang

I’ve amassed quite a collection of Pre-Raphaelite books over the years and the addition of Pre-Raphaelite Girl Gang to my shelves adds something alive. It buzzes…

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BooksPosted onOctober 10, 2018October 10, 2018

My Ladys Soul: The Poetry of Elizabeth Siddall

Elizabeth Siddall is a strikingly familiar face to Pre-Raphaelite lovers. She is known to many as Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s muse and the face of Millais’…

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BooksPosted onAugust 10, 2018

#WombatFriday with Victoria

Yesterday was World Book Day, And among all the book-related posts I enjoyed online, this piece in The Atlantic stood out to me. It explores…

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BooksPosted onJune 1, 2018June 1, 2018

Lessons from ‘Possession’: The Myth of Melusine

(Part one of a series.) Possession is an intricate novel written in 1990 by A.S. Byatt. A combination of mystery, myth, and romance, it is…

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Arthurian LegendPosted onDecember 5, 2017December 6, 2017

Cold Weather Reading

Today has been cold and grey, the kind of day that makes me want to do nothing other than curl up and read.  I’ve been…

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BooksPosted onOctober 30, 2017October 30, 2017

“The best thing for being sad is to learn something.”

I’ve spent my entire adult life pursuing Pre-Raphaelite art and in doing so, I find that what I actually discover is myself.  Art and literature…

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BooksPosted onJuly 13, 2017July 13, 2017

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter

One of my favorite posts on this site is Monstrous Women, where I briefly discuss my admiration for not only Mary Shelley, but women in…

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BooksPosted onJune 22, 2017June 21, 2018

Summer Reading

Sometimes my reading life is haphazard and I dip into whatever strikes me fancy. (The right book, more often than not, seems to find me…

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BooksPosted onJune 19, 2017June 19, 2017

A Rossetti Reading List

I’ve been re-reading Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Family Letters, edited by his brother William Michael Rossetti.  I was struck by this passage about DGR’s reading habits.…

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BooksPosted onMarch 13, 2017September 9, 2017

The Kelmscott Chaucer

In 1891, William Morris founded the Kelmscott Press in an effort to realize his vision of creating exquisitely crafted books.  Joining him in this endeavor…

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BooksPosted onDecember 13, 2016December 13, 2016

#PRSBook Club: Let’s Read Possession!

The Pre-Raphaelite Society is bringing their book club to Twitter! This is exciting news and I’m honored to be a part of it.  I hope…

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BooksPosted onOctober 26, 2016October 26, 2016

Victorian Murder

In 1857, a twenty-two-year-old woman stood trial in Glasgow for murdering her former lover. It was the cause célèbre of the day and artist Dante…

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BooksPosted onOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016

The Diaries of William Allingham

If you’re interested in studying the Victorian era seriously, then diaries and letters are important.  At times I feel like a 21st-century snoop, devouring personal…

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BooksPosted onOctober 19, 2016October 19, 2016

George Eliot, Professor Altick, and the Mysterious Symbol

Professor Richard D. Altick is a man I never met but respect a great deal.  Here in the United States, he is regarded as a pioneer…

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BooksPosted onSeptember 12, 2016September 12, 2016

Sleep, Pale Sister

Before writing her famous bestseller Chocolat, Joanne Harris penned Sleep, Pale Sister, a provocative 19th-century story of madness, lies, and laudanum. Written in 1994, it…

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BooksPosted onJune 20, 2016April 17, 2018

Pan, Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Above is a detail from Arthur Rackham’s illustration of Pan from The Wind in the Willows. I first became enchanted by Pan when, as a little…

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BooksPosted onMarch 17, 2016

The Testament of Sophie Dawes

When the Prince Consort died, Queen Victoria mourned for the rest of her life.   She would not allow the room where he passed to ever…

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BooksPosted onJanuary 25, 2016February 4, 2019

Perdita, the lost girl

Perdita (seen above) was painted by Frederick Sandys with Mary Emma Jones as the model. Also known by her stage name Miss Clive, Mary Emma…

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BooksPosted onDecember 17, 2015January 19, 2016

Art of the Story

In a post a few years ago, I said that my love of Pre-Raphaelite art probably stems from my lifelong love of stories.  Much of…

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BooksPosted onNovember 25, 2015November 25, 2015

We Are Villains All

Synopsis: 1890, Daneburton, Hampshire: Maud Blake, spinster companion to flighty, young Emeline Hutchinson, is the least important woman at the weekly poetry circle. She sits at…

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BooksPosted onNovember 3, 2015October 4, 2018

Did Elizabeth Siddal inspire Bram Stoker?

In the early years of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, artist Walter Deverell discovered Elizabeth Siddal working in a millinery shop.  After modeling for his painting Twelfth…

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