Young PRB: A novel of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

William Holman Hunt wants his own revolution. In the year 1848 Europe erupts in turmoil, but Hunt is an art student, with many dreams and limited funds, in a London where revolution is just not done-especially one against the art establishment.

Hunt, along with six friends and fellow students-including the prodigy John Everett Millais and the artist-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti-proclaim themselves the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB). They plan to display their new art at the most prestigious...