Christina Rossetti Context

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  • Family and Upbringing
    • In the 1840s, her family lost some fortune due to her father's medical health
      • Mother had to work as a teacher as her father couldn't work
    • Aged 14, she had a nervous breakdown and could no longer attend school
      • She was educated at home by her parents; taught religious works, fairy tales and classics
    • 1842 First surviving poem 'To My Mother' - sees highly of her mother
    • Became isolated once her family all had to work due to her father's illness. She was left alone at home

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