Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 627 )

• #PRB Day: Christina Rossetti, the Unlikely Flapper

  

  Happy PRB Day, hosted by the Pre-Raphaelite Society and a jolly good excuse for enjoying the many facetted wonder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 CULTURE

• Review of 'Virginia Woolf's Influential Forebears' and Q&A with Marion Dell

  

  As you will probably know, I had the great pleasure of giving a paper at this summer's conference on Julia Margaret Cameron. Whilst there, wearing my Julia... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 CULTURE

• The Third Mary

  

  I think that it is no secret that I enjoy researching the lives of artists' models. Unlike the artists they sit for, often models' lives have infinitely more... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 CULTURE

• We Are Villains All - A Sneak Peek!

  

  Well, the publication day of my new novel We Are Villains All is almost upon us and so I thought I may give you a sneaky peek at the opening of the story where... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2015 CULTURE

• The (Semi-)Naked Ladies of Prague (and Me)

  

  If you were wondering why I was a bit quiet last week it is because I was having a marvellous time in Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2015 CULTURE

• Book Review: The Looking Glass House

  

  I am in the very pleasant position of having a bevy of books on my desk to review, so I ought to crack on with it before my own is out! Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 CULTURE

• Man-Damsel in Distress!

  

  Although not as instantly remembered as Ophelia or The Lady of Shalott, surely one of the most familiar Victorian paintings with Pre-Raphaelite leanings has to... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 CULTURE

• Film Review: Crimson Peak

  

  In the second film review of my week, after Suffragette on Monday, we have Crimson Peak, a gothic rollercoaster, filled with blood, betrayal and... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 CULTURE

• Film Review: Suffragette

  

  Unless you have been avoiding all forms of media this week, you will have heard that the new film about the suffragettes is on general release today. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 CULTURE

• A Poem for National Poetry Day 2015

  

  Happy National Poetry Day, m'dears! Actually, this happily coincides with my final tweaking of my new novel, out this winter. It concerns a poet, Max Wainwright... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 CULTURE

• The Passing of Alfred

  

  Public grief. It is such a tricky subject that I have started and restarted this post about seven times now. I think I find it most tricky as I don't really... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 CULTURE

• Time Makes Tragedy Of Us All

  

  This is likely to be a ramble-y post, so bear with me as I return to the thorny issue of aging. You might remember we talked about this a couple of years ago... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 CULTURE

• Ophelia's Muse: Q&A with Rita Cameron

  

  As many of you will know there is a new book out to add to the growing shelf of Pre-Raphaelite Fiction. Ophelia's Muse follows the story of Elizabeth Siddal fro... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 CULTURE

• Desperation to Transformation

  

  Next month will mark the five year anniversary of when I underwent a massive transformation. On the face of it I didn't look that different and many close... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 CULTURE

• Review: Red: A Natural History of the Redhead

  

  You cannot be a fan of Pre-Raphaelite art without, at some point, noticing that one hair colour seems rather prevalent. Whether you say 'russet' or 'Titian' or... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2015 CULTURE

• The Curious Case of the Silver Spoon

  

  As you know, my new novel We Are Villains All will be thrust upon you in December, so brace yourselves. As I have pretty much finished all my work on it, just... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 CULTURE

• The Other Fraser Tytler Girl...

  

  I find it very interesting how certain people are lost in time. A poet for example can just be forgotten, whereas another flourishes, despite being celebrated i... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2015 CULTURE

• Annie Louisa Swynnerton

  

  There are artists whose paintings you will recognise but when you come to look into their lives, there is surprisingly little information available. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2015 CULTURE

• Rossetti's Reputation in the 20th Century

  

  If you have ever had the pleasure/misfortune to study the Pre-Raphaelites at University level, you probably came across the fact that the Pre-Raphaelites were... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2015 CULTURE

• From Life: Interview with Victoria Olsen

  

  Victoria OlsenWhen I moved from looking at Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs to wanting to know more about her life, the first biography I bought was Victori... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 CULTURE