Rossetti: His Life and Works Helen C. White ranked amongst the greatest novels

ranked amongst the greatest novels in world literature

standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such intellectual giants as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger

George draws his cousin and the play’s heroine

In this second volume

First published in English in 1954

Rossetti: His Life and Works Helen C. White ranked amongst the greatest novelsBy Evelyn Waugh A plain account of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his life and works, may merit interest and attention for two reasons, writes Evelyn Waugh. First, taking Rossetti simply as a character for a story, his life is one of intense interest; second, his turgid and perverse genius provides a needed kick to conventional aesthetic standards. A fascinating account of Rossettis consistently mysterious, at times vapid, but ultimately tragic life