RECOLLECTIONS OF ROSSETT

by Hall Caine, Jan Marsh

Hall Claine's famous reminiscences of his friendhip with Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY: Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.

Genres: Poetry, Biography

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1882

About the author

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE (1853-1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was an English author. He is best known as a novelist and playwright of the late Victorian and the Edwardian eras. In his time he was exceedingly popular and at the peak of his success his novels outsold those of his contemporaries. His novels were primarily romantic in nature, involving the love triangle, but they did also address some of the more serious political and social issues of the day. Caine acted as secretary to Dante Gabriel Rossetti and at one time he aspired to become a man of letters. To this end he published a number of serious works but these had little success. A man of striking appearance, he travelled widely and used his travels to provide the settings for some of his novels. He came into contact with, and was influenced by, many of the leading personalities of the day. His best known works include: The Shadow of a Crime (1885), The Bondman (1890), The Scapegoat (1890), The Prodigal Son (1904), The White Prophet (1909) and The Woman Thou Gavest Me (1913).

Reviews

[Brooklyn Tayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

*sigh*. I'm not entirely sure a review would even come close to doing this profoundly personal memoir justice, but I'll try. Stay tuned 🙂

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book, because I happen to be a huge fan of The Pre-Raphaelites, and of course Dante Rossetti...Although, this is just another book about his life, there are others to be read and I plan to read as many as I can find..Each author has their own style of writing, so although I may know all about the subject, it seems to be a huge gift to read more and more about an artist who I think was phenomenal!