Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935

Taylor & Francis

Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935Volume I, 1865-1884\nAuthor(s): Amanda Gagel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781848934955, 978-1848934955\nSynopsis\nVernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget [tel] a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was also an active letter writer whose correspondents include many well-known figures in fin de sicle intellectual circles across Europe. However, until now no attempt has been made to make these letters widely available in their complete form. This multi-volume scholarly edition presents a comprehensive selection of her English, French, Italian, and German correspondence compiled from more than 30 archives worldwide that reflect her wide variety of interests and occupations as a Woman of Letters and contributor to scholarship and political activism. L.