Rossetti's Wombat
| By: | John Simons |
| Publisher: | Ingram Publisher Services UK- Academic |
| eText ISBN: | 9781907471834 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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A lighthearted account of an improbable side of Victorian England, this history tells of the pet wombat owned by PreRaphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the late19th century fad of owning Australian animals as pets. This examination also looks at the way a wombat participated in the delicate relationships between the men and women in the PreRaphaelite circle—particularly Rossetti’s emotional affair with Jane Morris, wife of his friend and colleague William. Fully illustrated with drawings and etchings of the period, this work will appeal to those with an interest in Victorian England, the PreRaphaelites, as well as wombat lovers the world over.