Jennifer Higgie

Bedlam

It is 1842. Two Englishmen set out on a grand tour of Europe and the Middle East. One is a young, gifted artist, the other a gentleman. By the time they return to England, the artist has become a devotee of the Egyptian god Osiris. One night, after dining together in a small inn in Cobham, he violently murders his beloved father, believing him to be an imposter. Why? Bedlam is a novel inspired by the life of Richard Dadd, one of the greatest Victorian painters and inmate of Bethlem Hospital – more commonly known as Bedlam. Jennifer Higgie is co-Editor and staff writer of frieze magazine. Her recent pieces for frieze include features on artists including Marjetica Potrc and Sue Tompkins. Higgie also contributed to Parkett, Brian Wilson: An Art Book, and is editor of Art and Humour for the Whitechapel Gallery.

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