Lucinda Hawksley Libri

An exploration of the women's movement in Britain, and the extraordinary women behind it.

Saved from the drudgery of a working-class existence by a young Pre-Raphaelite artist, Lizzie Siddal rose to become one of the most famous faces in Victorian Britain and a pivotal figure of London's artistic world, until tragically ending her young life in a laudanum-soaked suicide in 1862. This book tells her story.

Katey Dickens was a nineteenth-century artist and socialite, and the beautiful daughter of Charles Dickens. In this illuminating biography, Lucinda Hawksley (herself Dickens's great-great-great-granddaughter) recreates the life of an extraordinarily determined girl who defied Victorian conventions in order to live and love as an independent woman.

A lively and affectionate celebration of The Queen's long and eventful life, offering glimpses into a monarch and a royal family transformed by the century's sweeping changes.

The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. She battled with her indomitable mother for permission to practice the `masculine' art of sculpture and go to art college - and in doing so became the first British princess to attend a public school.

The Pre-Raphaelites changed the face if nineteenth-century painting from the inception of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood through to the later works of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement.

A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history.

What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings and sculptures from around the world and throughout time, assessing just what it is that makes them so great.

This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey Emin.