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First printing hardcover in fine condition. Pages clean, crisp, and unmarked. Boards and dust jacket clean and unmarked. Learning Not to Be First: The Life of Christina Rossetti by Kathleen Jones (St. Martin's Press, 1992) is a carefully researched biography of one of Victorian England's finest poets. Sister of Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina moved in significant artistic circles yet twice refused marriage out of religious conviction, living a deeply constrained life. Jones traces the conflicts between faith, passion, and creativity that shaped her work with clarity and sympathy. Recommended for readers of Victorian literature and women's writing. International buyers are welcome — please visit our AbeBooks storefront.