b. 5 December 1830. d. 29 December 1894. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Major Victorian poet. Pseudonyms: “Ellen Alleyne,” “C. G. R.,” “Calta.” Sister of
Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Michael Rossetti, as well as the Dante scholar
and Anglican nun Maria Francis. Closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the
Oxford Movement. Her first two published poetry volumes, *Goblin Market and Other
Poems* (1862) and *The Prince’s Progress and Other Poems*, were illustrated by Dante
Gabriel Rossetti. Biographical information: *ODNB*. (CC)