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  • Did Elizabeth Siddal inspire Bram Stoker?

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    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 Night, Siddal posed for several Pre-Raphaelite painters, including William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. It was the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who was most captivated by her. He drew…

  • Book Review: Ophelia’s Muse

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    This review was previously posted at Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood. The romance of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Elizabeth Siddal lends itself well to fiction. It’s a story that has it all: beauty, pathos, and the synergy of artistic creation that flowed between them. Author Rita Cameron’s new book Ophelia’s Muse tells the story of Elizabeth Siddal’s discovery…

  • ‘Young PRB’ by Elisabeth M. Lee: A novel of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    My compliments to Elisabeth M.Lee.  To write a novelization of the early days of the Brotherhood must be an arduous task.  The Pre-Raphaelites are complicated, there is so much going on that there is a danger of the tale becoming muddied and all of the scintillating bits could overtake the narrative.  This book is not…

  • Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers: Rossetti and Siddal

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    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…

  • The Legend of Elizabeth Siddal to be republished

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    The Legend of Elizabeth Siddal by Jan Marsh is set to be back in print. The book will be available from the publisher, Quartet Books, in May. This book has become a sought after item for many Siddal enthusiasts, often garnering high prices on eBay and other online book sellers.

  • Interview with Lucinda Hawksley

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    Lucinda Hawksley is a best-selling author, speaker, and the great-great-great- granddaughter of Charles Dickens. If you have not yet read her biography of Lizzie Siddal: Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel, I encourage you to do so. It is an interesting and well-researched narrative of Siddal’s life. She has also recently published a biography of Charles…

  • REVIEW: Lizzie Siddal-The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel

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    Stephanie E. Chatfield

    Lizzie Siddal: Face of the Pre-Raphaelites (also titled Lizzie Siddal:  The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel) by Lucinda Hawksley This book runs to 230 pages in its paperback form, including pictures, notes and references etc. It is quite simply one of the most readable accounts of Lizzie’s life as a progressive woman, artist and poet…