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  • The Beautiful - An Introduction to Psychological Esthetics

    by Vernon Lee ...
    I have tried in this little volume to explain aesthetic preference, particularly as regards visible shapes, by the facts of mental science. But my explanation is addressed to readers in whom I have no right to expect a previous knowledge of psychology, particularly in its more modern developments. I have therefore based my explanation of the problems of aesthetics as much as possible upon mental ... Read more

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  • Penelope Brandling

    A Tale of the Welsh Coast in the Eighteenth Century

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Violet Paget (1856–1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. First published in 1903, “Penelope ... Read more

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    Marsyas in Flanders

    From their pens to your ears, genius in every story

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Narrated by Mark Rice-Oxley ...

    Unabridged

    34 min

    Vernon Lee was born Violet Paget on 4th October 1856 in Boulogne, France to intellectual expatriate British parents.In common with several other very talented literary women of the day she felt it necessary to publish under a masculine pseudonym in order for her writing to be taken seriously. Indeed she seems to have adopted that persona across her whole lifestyle becoming personally known and ... Read more

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  • Beauty & Art - A Collection of Essays

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Violet Paget (1856–1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. This volume contains a fantastic ... Read more

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  • Euphorion (Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance)

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Vernon Lee's 'Euphorion' is a seminal work that delves into the intricate web of influences between the antique, medieval, and Renaissance periods. Through a series of meticulous studies, Lee navigates the reader through the artistic and intellectual evolution that took place during this pivotal era in European history. With a keen eye for detail and a lyrical prose style, Lee examines the nuanced ... Read more

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  • The Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics

    Enriched edition. Exploring Beauty: A Journey into Psychological Aesthetics

    by Vernon Lee, Julia Dunn ...
    In "The Beautiful: An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics," Vernon Lee embarks on an innovative exploration of aesthetics, interweaving philosophical discourse with psychological insights. Lee's prose, rich in metaphor and intelligence, deftly navigates the intersection of beauty and human emotion, positioning aesthetic experience as a vital component of psychological understanding. With a ... Read more

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    Vernon Lee - A Short Story Collection

    The pseudonym of Violet Paget, a brilliant Victorian era female writer of the supernatural

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 20 min

    Vernon Lee was born Violet Paget on 4th October 1856 in Boulogne, France to intellectual expatriate British parents.In common with several other very talented literary women of the day she felt it necessary to publish under a masculine pseudonym in order for her writing to be taken seriously. Indeed she seems to have adopted that persona across her whole lifestyle becoming personally known and ... Read more

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  • Hauntings

    Fantastic Stories

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Series series Fantasy Collection
    We were talking last evening – as the blue moon-mist poured in through the old-fashioned grated window, and mingled with our yellow lamplight at table – we were talking of a certain castle whose heir is initiated (as folk tell) on his twenty-first birthday to the knowledge of a secret so terrible as to overshadow his subsequent life. It struck us, discussing idly the various mysteries and terrors ... Read more

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  • Hauntings

    Fantastic Stories (with a new introduction, a glossary and explanatory notes)

    by Vernon Lee ...
    This edition includes an introduction exploring Vernon Lee’s life, work, and distinctive approach to supernatural fiction, as well as a glossary explaining historical, artistic, literary, and cultural references.Step into a Victorian world where beauty, art, and memory become deadly obsessions.First published in 1890, Vernon Lee’s Hauntings is a landmark collection of psychological ghost stories ... Read more

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  • Essential Novelists - Vernon Lee

    spirit of places

    by Vernon Lee, August Nemo ...
    Series Book 76 - Essential Novelists
    Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Vernon Leewhich areA Phantom Lover and The Countess of Albany. Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural ... Read more

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  • A Culture Ghost

    by Vernon Lee ...
    “Vernon Lee” was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (1856–1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction, much of it influenced by her lesbianism and feminism, as well as for her books and essays on aesthetics.Her novella “A Culture-Ghost; or, Winthrop’s Adventure” was first published in the April, 1881 issue of Appletons’ Journal. It was left out of Hauntings, ... Read more

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    Dionea

    Violet Paget, wrote under a male pseudonym to help her career, a huge pioneer of supernatural fiction.

    by Vernon Lee ...
    Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick, Ghizela Rowe ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 17 min

    Vernon Lee was born Violet Paget on 4th October 1856 in Boulogne, France to intellectual expatriate British parents.In common with several other very talented literary women of the day she felt it necessary to publish under a masculine pseudonym in order for her writing to be taken seriously. Indeed she seems to have adopted that persona across her whole lifestyle becoming personally known and ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus