Pre-Raphaelite Fiction
Explore the best Pre-Raphaelite fiction books—timeless tales of romance, art, and Victorian allure. Discover must-read novels inspired by the Brotherhood's legacy.
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Pale as the Dead
by Fiona Mountain
Struggling to find the roots of her own heritage, genealogist Natasha Blake discovers a strange connection between a missing model and a pre-Raphaelite artist in …
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Mortal Love
by Elizabeth Hand
In the Victorian Age, a mysterious and irresistible woman becomes entwined in the lives of several artists, both as a muse and as the object …
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Possession
by A. S. Byatt
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A tale of two young scholars researching the secret love affair of two Victorian poets that's an exhilarating …
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Ivy
by Julie Hearn
Ivy is used to being overlooked. The youngest in a family of thieves, scoundrels, and roustabouts, the girl with the flame-colored hair and odd-colored eyes …
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The Gates of Sleep
by Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series recasts familiar fairy tales in a richly-imagined alternate Victorian world For seventeen years, Marina Roeswood had lived in an …
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The Wayward Muse
by Elizabeth Hickey
From the critically acclaimed author of "The Painted Kiss" comes a rich and romantic story of the passionate love triangle between William Morris, founder of …
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False Dawn
by Edith Wharton
Lewis Raycie is sent on a Grand Tour of Europe with instructions from his father to acquire a collection of accepted art works. His father's …
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Muriélle
by James Kaye
I met a Lady Full beautiful, a faery's child; Her hair was long. She took me to her elfin grot And there we slumbered on …
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The Dreaming Damozel
by Mollie Hardwick
The author of Upstairs, Downstairs continues her internationally bestselling mystery series. Antique dealer Doran Fairweather is absolutely elated to find a beautiful little oil painting …
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Lady Audley's Secret
by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
This novel, with its most untypically forceful heroine, can be seen as an anticipation of Ibsen's great dramas, and as an unabashed bid for freedom …
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The Children's Book
by Antonia Susan Byatt
A tale spanning the end of the Victorian era through World War I finds famous children's book author Olive Wellwood taking in a runaway and …
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The Wandering Heart
by Mary Malloy
A forensic thriller like Byatt's Possession that pursues secrets going back to the Crusades.