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Vernon Lee

    Vernon Lee, born Violet Paget, is primarily remembered today for her supernatural fiction and her contributions to aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, she authored numerous volumes of essays on art, music, and travel, alongside poetry, and contributed to influential publications like The Yellow Book. Lee's literary works delve into themes of haunting and possession, earning her praise from contemporaries like Montague Summers as a foremost modern exponent of the supernatural in fiction. She was instrumental in introducing the concept of empathy into English, developing it within her psychological aesthetics as a theory where art is experienced mentally and physically. A strong, though often debated, proponent of the Aesthetic movement, Lee's interpretation uniquely called for social action, setting her apart from her peers.

    Hauntings
    Miss Brown, Volume 2
    Miss Brown, Volume 1
    The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Vernon Lee
    The Sentimental Traveller: Notes on Places
    The Virgin of the Seven Daggers
    • 2025

      Vernon Lee, seudónimo de la británica Violet Paget, nació en 1856 en Boulogne-sur-Mer (Francia), y murió en San Gervasio Bresciano (Italia) en 1935. En la literatura fue precoz y brillante desde época temprana, quedando su vida marcada por una educación cosmopolita y una gran curiosidad que se verían reflejadas en la calidad de sus ensayos y en las documentadísimas ambientaciones de sus obras de ficción. Los seis relatos que recoge este volumen son "Oke de Okehurst o un amante fantasma", "Amour Dure", "Esa maldita voz", "La leyenda de madame Krasinska", "Dionea" y "La virgen de los siete puñales" y se cuentan entre las obras mejor perfiladas de la autora, como lo prueban su vigente popularidad y su continua reedición desde que fueron publicados por primera vez.

      Esa maldita voz y otros relatos fantasmagóricos
    • 2024

      A Phantom Lover

      in large print

      • 88 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      The book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision. Published by Megali, which focuses on making classic texts more readable, this edition aims to preserve the original content while ensuring it is easier to engage with for those who may struggle with standard print sizes.

      A Phantom Lover
    • 2024

      Hauntings; Fantastic Stories

      in large print

      • 216 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance accessibility for readers with impaired vision. Published by Megali, a company dedicated to making literature more inclusive, it aims to preserve and share important texts while ensuring they are easily readable for all audiences.

      Hauntings; Fantastic Stories
    • 2023
    • 2023

      Zu Unrecht zählt Vernon Lee zu den vergessenen und vernachlässigten Autorinnen des viktorianischen Fin de Siècle und der Moderne des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts. Sie ist eine der führenden kosmopolitisch ausgerichteten Intellektuellen jener Zeit gewesen. Schon früh war ihr Leben durch die zahlreichen Ortswechsel geprägt, die das Nomadendasein der Familie mit sich brachte. Stationen in Deutschland, England, Frankreich, der Schweiz, Belgien und Italien sind zu nennen. Es nimmt daher nicht wunder, dass sie sich auch mit wahrnehmungstheoretischen Fragen der Fortbewegung in der modernen Zeit beschäftigte und Reisejournale verfasste. Der aus dem Jahr 1897 stammende Essay On modern travelling stellt die grundsätzliche Frage nach dem Unterschied des Reisens in früheren und modernen Zeiten. Eine Kritik am touristischen Unterwegssein bleibt dabei nicht aus. Als Fortbewegungsmittel nimmt Lee vor allem die Eisenbahn in den Blick, die in dem kleinen Beitrag über verpasste Züge (1904) ihren allegorischen Anstrich erhält. Das Fahrrad indes, dem sie sich in dem hübschen Essay My bycicle and I (1904) widmet, darf als Gefährt eines freiheitlichen Lebensgefühls gelten.

      Über die moderne Art des Reisens
    • 2022
    • 2022

      The Countess of Albany

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Focusing on Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, the biography explores her challenging marriage to Charles Edward Stuart, known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, while highlighting her independent spirit and significant relationship with Italian playwright Count Vittorio Alfieri. The author, Vernon Lee, combines her expertise in Italian history with a narrative style that reveals Louise as a principled feminist and pacifist, offering a fresh perspective on a woman often overshadowed by her husband's legacy. This work stands out as a classic historical biography, reimagined for contemporary readers.

      The Countess of Albany
    • 2022

      This selection brings together the fantastic Gothic stories of Vernon Lee, including the landmark collection Hauntings, first published in 1890, along with six additional tales and the 1880 essay 'Faustus and Helena'.

      The Virgin of the Seven Daggers
    • 2021

      Limbo and Other Essays

      • 70 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      Vernon Lee, the pseudonym of British writer Violet Paget, is renowned for her supernatural fiction and aesthetic essays. An early admirer of Walter Pater, she produced numerous volumes on art, music, and travel. Her short stories often delve into themes of haunting and possession, with notable collections like "Hauntings" (1890) and the acclaimed tale "Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady" (1895), which appeared in the infamous literary magazine The Yellow Book. Lee's works continue to intrigue readers with their blend of the supernatural and the artistic.

      Limbo and Other Essays
    • 2021

      Vanitas

      Polite Stories

      • 140 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Vernon Lee, the pseudonym of Violet Paget, is notable for her contributions to supernatural fiction and aesthetics. An admirer of Walter Pater, she produced numerous essays on art, music, and travel. Her short stories delve into themes of haunting and possession, with her most acclaimed works compiled in "Hauntings" (1890). Additionally, her tale "Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady" (1895) gained attention through its publication in the infamous "The Yellow Book."

      Vanitas