Swinburne and Dunn
Although Watts is widely praised for extending Swinburne's life and encouraging his enthusiasm for the landscape verse that was amongst the best of his later works, Watts has been castigated for sabotaging the completion of Swinburne's erotic sadomasochistic novel Lesbia Brandon but he was not able to wean Swinburne from his interest in flagellation.
Watts Dunton later decided to also take in Henry Treffry Dunn who had been one of Rosetti's assistants. Like Swinburne, Dunn was also prone to alcoholism. Dunn died in 1899 whilst still living with Watts-Dunton and Swinburne.
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