Gothic suspense in 1850s London: an aspiring artist pursues freedom and art while a sinister collector’s obsession closes in.
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Gothic suspense in 1850s London: an aspiring artist pursues freedom and art while a sinister collector’s obsession closes in.
"In 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and, among the crowd watching the dazzling spectacle, two people meet by happenstance. For Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, it is a brief and forgettable moment but for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by all things strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. Su...
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On-page sex and prostitution; sensual romance with the artist Louis
Stalking, murder, injury detail; graphic taxidermy and animal death
Occasional crude and strong language throughout
Drug use depicted alongside period alcohol consumption
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Class, gender roles, and women’s objectification in Victorian society
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Child abuse, animal cruelty, stalking, imprisonment, coercion
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