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Book SynopsisRosamund Marriott Watson was a gifted poet, an erudite literary and art critic, and a daring beauty whose life illuminates fin-de-siècle London. In
Graham R., Linda K. Hughes traces the poet’s development from accomplished ballads and sonnets, to avant-garde urban impressionism and New Woman poetry, to her anticipation of literary modernism.
Trade Review“The life Linda Hughes narrates in this critical biography is a fascinating one.... All three life stories are beautifully told within a four-part structure that marks Rosamund’s changing identities from Rose Ball, to Mrs. G. F. Armytage, to Graham R. Tomson, to Rosamund Marriott Watson.” * Victorian Periodicals Review *
"Anyone interested in the New Woman, Victorian literature and culture, or the fin de siècle literature will profit from reading
Graham R.” * The Latchkey: Journal of New Woman Studies *
“Graham R. provides not only an interesting account of one woman writer, but also a broad spectrum of resources for students and scholars engaged in studying literature and culture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.”
“A compelling biography of a truly remarkable and unconventional woman writer until recently ignored and then forgotten.” * Victorians Institute Journal *
“Hughes’s biography deftly recovers the fascinating history and poetry of this important fin-de-siècle figure.” * English Literature in Transition *
