From Pre-Raphaelites and Science to Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement, this recommended reading list based on research and some of my personal favorites will surely delight art, nature and literary enthusiasts of all genres. I will continually add to this categorized list through the Amazon Affiliate Program, from which I receive a commission on qualifying purchases.
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Portrait of a Muse: Frances Graham, Edward Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphaelite Dream by Andrew Gailey
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Light and Love: The Extraordinary Developments of Julia Margaret Cameron and Mary Hillier by Kirsty Stonell Walker
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Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World’s Greatest Playwright by Gerit Quealy
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The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers by Debra N. Mancoff
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Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees by Ernst Lehner and Johanna Lehner
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Wordsworth’s Flowers by Stanley Finch
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Victorian Radicals: From the Pre-Raphaelites to the Arts & Crafts Movement
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The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists by Linda S. Ferber and Nancy K. Anderson
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The Pre-Raphaelites and Science by John Holmes
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Pre-Raphaelite Drawings and Watercolours by Christiana Payne and Fiona Mann (2021)
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Pre-Raphaelite Girl Gang: Fifty Makers, Shakers and Heartbreakers from the Victorian Era by Kirsty Stonell Walker
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John Ruskin: Artist and Observer by Conal Shields, Ian Jeffrey, Christopher Baker and Christopher Newall
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To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters by Suzanne Fagence Cooper
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Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography by Phillip Prodger
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Julia Margaret Cameron: A Critical Biography by Colin Ford
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Women Photographers: From Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman by Boris Friedewald
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Shakespeare’s Gardens by Jackie Bennett
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The Quest for Shakespeare’s Garden by Roy Strong
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Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement by Judith B. Tankard
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The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening by Monty Don
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Wild Flowers: Nature’s Own to Garden Grown by Carol Klein
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The Writer’s Garden: How Gardens Inspired our Best-loved Authors by Jackie Bennett and Richard Hanson
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The Artist’s Garden: The secret spaces that inspired great art by Jackie Bennett
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