Having given up 'Millennium' (not enthralled after 50 pages and the thought of two further volumes), I resorted to this fascinating story of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement in England in the mid-1800s. In a relaxed manner, the author paints vivid pictures with anecdotes of Rossetti, Millais, Burne-Jones & Co. whose ambition was to return to the ways of earlier centuries. My Readers Union edition (1943) is well-illustrated and not handicapped by the lack of colour.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 55 Winter 2010 ) |
