Frederick William Rolfe (1860 – 1913) was an eccentric English writer, artist, and photographer who dreamed about a post of a priest. After unsuccessful attempts to get a cleric education, he entered the circle of Duchess Sforza Cesarini, who, as he claimed, adopted him as a grandson and gave him the use of the title of ‘Baron Corvo, ‘ which he used as a pseudonym. He authored several novels, which didn’t let him sustain a wealthy living despite the positive reviews. That is why, like many freelance writers of the era, he relied on benefactors for support. He was one of the artists whose fame brings fruit posthumously. It was the talented biographical work The Quest for Corvo by A. J. A. Symons that brought Rolfe’s life and work to the attention of a wider public. After this book, Rolfe’s works like Stories Toto Told Me, Hadrian the Seventh, Nicholas Crabbe, The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole became widely known and internationally famous.