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Vernon Lee
Vernon Lee (1856-1935) was the pen name of Violet Paget, a British author of supernatural fiction. Born in France to British expatriate parents, Paget spent most of her life in con...view moreVernon Lee (1856-1935) was the pen name of Violet Paget, a British author of supernatural fiction. Born in France to British expatriate parents, Paget spent most of her life in continental Europe. A committed feminist and pacifist, she joined the Union of Democratic Control during the First World War to express her opposition to British militarism. A lesbian, Paget had relationships with Mary Robinson, Amy Levy, and Clementina Anstruther-Thomson throughout her life. Paget, a dedicated follower of Walter Pater’s Aesthetic movement, lived for many years in Florence, where she gained a reputation as a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance. In addition to her work in art history, Paget was a leading writer of short fiction featuring supernatural figures and themes. Among her best known works are Hauntings (1890), a collection of four chilling tales, and “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady,” a story which appeared in an 1895 issue of The Yellow Book, a controversial periodical that featured the works of Aubrey Beardsley, George Gissing, Henry James, and William Butler Yeats. Although Paget was largely forgotten by the mid-twentieth century, feminist scholars have rekindled attention in her pioneering work as a leading proponent of Aestheticism.view less
Books by Vernon Lee
Santa's Christmas Library: 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends (Illustrated Edition): The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit… Amore Dure - Passages From the Diary of Spiridion Trepka: With a Dedication by Amy Levy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGenius Loci: Notes on Places Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHauntings: (Fantasy and Horror Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Beautiful - An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Beautiful An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOke of Okehurst - or, A Phantom Lover: (Fantasy and Horror Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlack Cat Weekly #8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHauntings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Big Christmas Basket: 200+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems & Carols (Illustrated): Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Gift of the Magi, A Christmas Carol, Silent Night, The Three Kings, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Heavenly Christmas Tree, Little Women, The Tale of Peter Rabbit… Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Vernon Lee
Scary Short Stories: Shelley - Lovecraft - Lee - Howard Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories With Nightmares: It's not safe, even when you're asleep Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Amour Dure: A Victorian Christmas Spirit Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Wicked Voice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDark Love - Short Stories: Love mixed with vampires, ghosts, murders, abuse & more Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVernon Lee - A Short Story Collection: The pseudonym of Violet Paget, a brilliant Victorian era female writer of the supernatural Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Church - A Short Story Collection: From devout priests to sacreligious necromancers and everything in between Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Phantom Lover Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Enchanted Woods Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSister Benvenuta and the Christ Child Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings