Portrait of a muse: Frances Graham, Edward Burne-Jones and the pre-Raphaelite dream

Abstract

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Connections -- Prologue Ancient Magic -- Part 1 'The Blissfullest Years' ('1860'-1880) -- 1 The Making of a Muse -- 2 Becoming my Friend -- 3 Becoming Lovers -- 4 Triumph and the Muse -- Part 2 The Great Gamble (1880-1883) -- 5 Knowing one's place -- 6 Independent Ladies -- 7 Mrs Jack Horner -- 8 The Horners of Mells -- 9 Marriage -- 10 'An end of things somewhat' -- Part 3 Married to Mells (1883-1886) -- 11 Marriage and the 'Ideal Sacrifice' -- 12 'Jam-pottism' -- 13 'Loveliest and Best of Friends -- Part 4 Making an Entrance (1886-1892) -- 14 Making her way among Souls -- 15 New Morality, New Women -- Part 5 The Year of Living Dangerously (1892) -- 16 By the Haystack at Milford -- 17 'Must I like Asquith?' -- 18 Showdowns and Sofas -- 19 Blame Games -- Part 6 Dream Endings (1893-1898) -- 20 Culs-de-sac -- 21 Free Fall -- 22 Triangular Company -- 23 'You above all others' -- Part 7 Halcyon Days (1899-1914) -- 24 New Beginnings -- 25 Platonic Marriage -- 26 A Political Muse -- 27 Political Intrigues -- Part 8 Remote Operators and Callow Youths (1890-1914) -- 28 Pre-Raphaelite Children -- 29 Marriages and Jealous Gods -- 30 Sipping Honey -- 31 Coterie -- Part 9 'The Shattering Years' (1914-1918) -- 32 'Oh Darlings, the fun of it' -- 33 Fighting on the Home Front -- 34 Endgames -- Part 10 Resurrection (1919-1939) -- 35 The Old Order Passeth Away -- 36 Counter-Attack -- 37 Canon Fire -- 38 Munich and Mells -- Epilogue (1940) Arcadias -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits.