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Young PRB: A Novel of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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William Holman Hunt wants his own revolution. In the year 1848 Europe erupts in turmoil, but Hunt is an art student, with many dreams and limited funds, in a London where revolution is just not done - especially one against the art establishment.
Hunt, along with six friends and fellow students - including the prodigy John Everett Millais and the artist-poet Dante Gabriel R ...more
Hunt, along with six friends and fellow students - including the prodigy John Everett Millais and the artist-poet Dante Gabriel R ...more
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I came to this book fresh off the BBC series, Desperate Romantics, on the Pre-Raphaelites. The mini-series wove the period story around Elizabeth Siddal, John Ruskin and Annie ( a model for Holman Hunt). It surprised me and captivated me. I was left wanting more and thus set on a quest for a good novel set in that world. The novel that the series is based on: Franny Moyle's factual book about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives Of The Pre-Rapha ...more
I came to this book fresh off the BBC series, Desperate Romantics, on the Pre-Raphaelites. The mini-series wove the period story around Elizabeth Siddal, John Ruskin and Annie ( a model for Holman Hunt). It surprised me and captivated me. I was left wanting more and thus set on a quest for a good novel set in that world. The novel that the series is based on: Franny Moyle's factual book about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives Of The Pre-Rapha ...more
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Elisabeth M. Lee graduated in History from the University of California, Berkeley.
She has worked in various fields but her first loves are writing and art. Her interest in the Pre-Raphaelites started in school where their pictures illustrated history and literature books.
Her writing has appeared in the Pre-Raphaelite Society Review and DearReader.com. Young PRB is her first novel.
She has worked in various fields but her first loves are writing and art. Her interest in the Pre-Raphaelites started in school where their pictures illustrated history and literature books.
Her writing has appeared in the Pre-Raphaelite Society Review and DearReader.com. Young PRB is her first novel.
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