Category: Siddal and Rossetti
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Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Hastings (New Photos!)
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On the 23rd of May in 1860, Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were wed. Their vows were exchanged in St Clement’s Church (there is a panoramic virtual tour here). I am so grateful to Lynda Smith for allowing me to share her photos of the church (originally posted to her twitter account, @mouse_11) All photos…
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The Sexton’s Tales: The Exhumation of Ophelia
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I am grateful to Emlyn Harris for allowing me to share this podcast with you. You can download a copy here at LizzieSiddal.com or if you use iTunes, it is available there as well. The Sexton’s Tales series were originally broadcast by the BBC between 1995 and 1997. This episode, narrated by the writer Emlyn Harris, features the…
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Little Journeys in PDF
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I wasn’t happy with the transcription of Little Journeys in the previous post, so I’ve scanned images of the book and created a PDF file. Hopefully this will improve your reading experience. There are some pages where words in the margin may appear just a bit blurry. I’m afraid this was unavoidable since I was…
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Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers: Rossetti and Siddal
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I recently happened upon a 14 volume set of Little Journeys at a local second-hand bookshop. I was practically giddy with excitement to find these, especially the volume that includes Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal. I’ve scanned the book and transcribed the text. Other volumes include Christina Rossetti, William Morris, and John Ruskin. I plan on…
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Marriage Certificate of Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Yet again, I express my sincere gratitude to Jack Challem for sharing this treasure with lizziesiddal.com
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Handwriting Analysis of Lizzie Siddal & Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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Author Jack Challem, who was kind enough to share a copy of the Rossettis marriage certificate and the first photo of Lizzie’s grave published on this site, has also been gracious enough to mail me an article he co-wrote for The Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies in 1987. This is an analysis of the handwriting of…
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Timeline of Elizabeth Siddal’s Life
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July 25, 1829 – Birth of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall (born at Charles Street, Hatton Garden) 1831 – Siddall family moves from Hatton Garden to Southwark (in South London) 1833 – Lizzie’s father, Charles, runs a business from his home at 8 Kent Place. This is the home they rented from James Greenacre, who would later…
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William Bell Scott on Lizzie and Rossetti’s Marriage
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William Bell Scott on Lizzie and Rossetti’s Marriage Published in Autobiographical Notes of the Life of William Bell Scott (New York, Harper & Brothers 1892) W. M. R. next asks me if I knew that Gabriel is about to marry or perhaps, is now married to Miss Siddal, whom you have heard about and possibly…