![]() The character of Iris Whittle was inspired by the true life female artist of the time, Lizzie Siddall. Louis is a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In exchange, Louis will teach her how to paint… When she is tempted by him to come and work as his muse, his model, she leaves her sister Rose – and her reputation – behind her. ![]() It is young Albie who introduces the artist Louis Frost to the lovely Iris. She is also envious of Iris’s artistic talent. Salter, free of her twin sister who has been bitter towards her ever since she contracted small pox. Free of the drudgery of working in the doll factory, free of the tyrannical Mrs. Our protagonist, Iris Whittle, longs to be free. When his sister ‘entertains’ customers on the bed, Albie lies under the bed and holds her hand. ![]() At only seven years of age, he has seen it all. ![]() Albie lives in a squalid room beneath a brothel with his sister, a prostitute. Remember, this story is set during the time of Charles Dickens, so the reader immediately thinks to compare him to Oliver Twist. In, a poor area of London, lives the diminutive, toothless, pickpocket Albie. ![]()
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