Rossetti: His Life and Works Helen C. White Douglas—The Man Who Knew Too

Douglas—The Man Who Knew Too Much seeks the light at every turn and embraces the truth at the end

First published in English in 1954

We have no altars except those which are yours

standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such intellectual giants as Hans Urs von Balthasar and Joseph Ratzinger

ranked amongst the greatest novels in world literature

Rossetti: His Life and Works Helen C. White Douglas—The Man Who Knew TooBy Evelyn Waugh A plain account of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, his life and works, may merit interest and attention for two reasons, writes Evelyn Waugh. First, taking Rossetti simply as a character for a story, his life is one of intense interest; second, his turgid and perverse genius provides a needed kick to conventional aesthetic standards. A fascinating account of Rossettis consistently mysterious, at times vapid, but ultimately tragic life