Desperate Romantics The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites

"The Pre-Raphaelite artists were the infamous, bad-boy celebrities of the late Victorian era. Their bohemian lifestyle crossed nineteenth-century barriers of class and shockingly ben the rules that governed the roles of the sexes." "Drawing on their own vivid letters and confessional diaries, Desperate Romantics brings to life these reluctant Victorians, and sheds new light on a sensational body of art."--BOOK JACKET.