(1837–1909)
an English poet and critic. He was a very skilful writer, but his lack of respect for the Christian religion and the sexual themes in his poetry shocked many people in Victorian (1) Britain. His best-known work includes three plays about Mary Queen of Scots and the poem Tristram of Lyonesse (1882). He was a close friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the other Pre-Raphaelites .