Little book haul, got them all for £6 at the very well stocked charity shop nearby
I’ve read The Western Wind before but it’s so great I wanted to own a copy- it’s kind of a mystery but set in a 15th century village. So well researched, there’s no feeling of getting a history lesson, you just live the story through the villagers and end up understanding so much about what it might have been like to be alive then.
“Golden head by golden head, Like two pigeons in one nest Folded in each other’s wings, They lay down in their curtained bed: Like two blossoms on one stem, Like two flakes of new-fall'n snow, Like two wands of ivory Tipped with gold for awful kings. Moon and stars gazed in at them, Wind sang to them lullaby, Lumbering owls forbore to fly, Not a bat flapped to and fro Round their rest: Cheek to cheek and breast to breast Locked together in one nest.”
—christina rossetti, excerpt from “the goblin market”
previews of the pre-raphaelite sisterhood exhibit catalogue, by jan marsh and peter funnell. featuring the work of elizabeth siddal, christina rossetti, evelyn de morgan, fanny eaton, and other women from the pre-raphaelite movement, the exhibition runs at the national portrait gallery until 26 january 2020. you can purchase the catalogue here.
