Tag: Book Reviews
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Book Review: Ophelia’s Muse
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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…
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‘Young PRB’ by Elisabeth M. Lee: A novel of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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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…
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REVIEW: Lizzie Siddal-The Tragedy of a Pre-Raphaelite Supermodel
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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…