Alfred Gilbert's "Aestheticism" presents the re-evaluation of the life and work of one of the most acclaimed sculptors of the late-Victorian period. This study challenges the customary assumption that Aestheticism was a literary, painterly or architectural phenomena. It presents over 80 illustrations, including photographs showing Gilbert's works. '... [Edwards's] erudition is impressive...Edwards's book is certainly readable, while his patent admiration for a remarkable artist is affecting and infectious. Alfred Gilbert's Aestheticism provocatively complements the excellent if more orthodox biographical achievements of Richard Dorment.' The Burlington Magazine