'Woolley robustly engages with Siddal’s strange, intense lyrical ballads...'The Critic'This critical study of Siddal’s life and poetry is hugely significant in our reassessment and re-understanding of Victorian women writers. A voice that has been forgotten and seen as a morbid footnote in the shadow of her husband has emerged as a poetess and artist of the same distinction as her contemporaries and worthy of closer critical attention.'BAVS Newsletter'This book aids the recovery of Siddal as a poet and artist and provides a multitude of perspectives that would prove a useful read to any Pre-Raphaelite researcher or Siddal fanatic.'PRS Review'Woolley covers a lot of ground and reveals a great deal about Siddal’s life along with insightful analysis of the poems.'The Victorian Web
