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'''Violet Paget''' was a writer of ghost stories | [[IMAGE:JohnSingerSargent-1881-PortraitOfVernonLee.jpg|thumb|200px|right|John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Vernon Lee (1881)]] [[IMAGE:VioletPaget-aka-VernonLee-ca1870.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Violet Paget aka Vernon Lee, circa 1870.]]'''Violet Paget''' (1856-1935) was a writer of ghost stories; she was also noted for her works on aesthetics and philosophy. | ||
Paget was a lesbian, who dressed "á la garconne", and used a male pseudonym. She had two long-term relationships with women, with Mary Robinson and Kit Anstruther-Thomson. | Paget was a lesbian, who dressed "á la garconne", and used a male pseudonym. She had two long-term relationships with women, with Mary Robinson and Kit Anstruther-Thomson. | ||
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; Other works | ; Other works | ||
* ''Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy ''(1880) | * ''Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy'' (1880) | ||
* ''Ottilie: An Eighteenth Century Idyl ''(1883) | * ''Ottilie: An Eighteenth Century Idyl'' (1883) | ||
* ''The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative ''(1883) | * ''The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative'' (1883) | ||
* ''Belcaro, Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions ''(1883) | * ''Belcaro, Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions'' (1883) | ||
* ''The Countess of Albany ''(1884) | * ''The Countess of Albany'' (1884) | ||
* ''Miss Brown ''(1884) novel | * ''Miss Brown'' (1884) novel | ||
* ''Euphorion: Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance'' (1884) | * ''Euphorion: Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance'' (1884) | ||
* ''Baldwin: Being Dialogues on Views and Aspirations ''(1886) | * ''Baldwin: Being Dialogues on Views and Aspirations'' (1886) | ||
* ''A Phantom Lover: A Fantastic Story ''(1886) novella, also Oke of Okehurst, Alice Oke | * ''[[A Phantom Lover: A Fantastic Story]]'' (1886) novella, also Oke of Okehurst, Alice Oke | ||
* ''Juvenilia, Being a second series of essays on sundry aesthetical questions ''(1887) | * ''Juvenilia, Being a second series of essays on sundry aesthetical questions'' (1887) | ||
* ''Hauntings. Fantastic Stories ''(1890) | * ''[[Hauntings. Fantastic Stories]]'' (1890) | ||
* ''Vanitas: Polite Stories ''(1892) | * ''Vanitas: Polite Stories'' (1892) | ||
* ''Althea: Dialogues on Aspirations & Duties ''(1894) | * ''Althea: Dialogues on Aspirations & Duties'' (1894) | ||
* ''Renaissance Fancies And Studies Being A Sequel To Euphorion ''(1895) | * ''Renaissance Fancies And Studies Being A Sequel To Euphorion'' (1895) | ||
* ''Art and Life ''(1896) | * ''Art and Life'' (1896) | ||
* ''Limbo and Other Essays ''(1897) | * ''Limbo and Other Essays'' (1897) | ||
* ''Genius Loci ''(1899) travel | * ''Genius Loci'' (1899) travel | ||
* ''The Child In The Vatican ''(1900) | * ''The Child In The Vatican'' (1900) | ||
* ''In Umbria: A Study of Artistic Personality ''(1901) | * ''In Umbria: A Study of Artistic Personality'' (1901) | ||
* ''Chapelmaster Kreisler A Study of Musical Romanticists ''(1901) | * ''Chapelmaster Kreisler A Study of Musical Romanticists'' (1901) | ||
* ''Penelope Brandling: A Tale of the Welsh Coast in the Eighteenth Century ''(1903) | * ''Penelope Brandling: A Tale of the Welsh Coast in the Eighteenth Century'' (1903) | ||
* ''The Legend of Madame Krasinska ''(1903) | * ''The Legend of Madame Krasinska'' (1903) | ||
* ''Ariadne in Mantua: a Romance in Five Acts ''(1903) | * ''Ariadne in Mantua: a Romance in Five Acts'' (1903) | ||
* ''Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of | * ''Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of Life'' (1904) | ||
* ''Pope Jacynth - And Other Fantastic Tales ''(1904) | * ''[[Pope Jacynth - And Other Fantastic Tales]]'' (1904) | ||
* ''The Enchanted Woods ''(1905) essays | * ''The Enchanted Woods'' (1905) essays | ||
* ''The Handling of Words and Other Studies in Literary Psychology ''(1906) | * ''The Handling of Words and Other Studies in Literary Psychology'' (1906) | ||
* ''Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child, an eighteenth-century legend ''(1906) | * ''Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child, an eighteenth-century legend'' (1906) | ||
* ''The Spirit of Rome ''(1906) | * ''The Spirit of Rome'' (1906) | ||
* ''Ravenna and Her Ghosts ''(1907) | * ''[[Ravenna and Her Ghosts]]'' (1907) | ||
* ''The Sentimental Traveller . Notes on Places ''(1908) | * ''The Sentimental Traveller . Notes on Places'' (1908) | ||
* ''Gospels of Anarchy & Other Contemporary Studies ''(1908) | * ''Gospels of Anarchy & Other Contemporary Studies'' (1908) | ||
* ''Laurus Nobili: Chapters on Art and Life ''(1909) | * ''Laurus Nobili: Chapters on Art and Life'' (1909) | ||
* ''In Praise of Old Gardens ''(1912) with others | * ''In Praise of Old Gardens'' (1912) with others | ||
* ''Vital Lies: Studies of Some Varieties of Recent Obscurantism ''( 1912) | * ''Vital Lies: Studies of Some Varieties of Recent Obscurantism'' (1912) | ||
* ''The Beautiful. An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics ''(1913) | * ''The Beautiful. An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics'' (1913) | ||
* ''The Tower of the Mirrors and Other Essays on the Spirit of Places ''(1914) | * ''The Tower of the Mirrors and Other Essays on the Spirit of Places'' (1914) | ||
* ''Louis Norbert. A Twofold Romance ''(1914) novel | * ''Louis Norbert. A Twofold Romance'' (1914) novel | ||
* ''The Ballet of the Nations. A Present-Day Morality ''(1915) illustrations by [[Maxfield Armfield]] | * ''The Ballet of the Nations. A Present-Day Morality'' (1915) illustrations by [[Maxfield Armfield]] | ||
* ''Satan the Waster: A Philosophic War Trilogy ''(1920) | * ''Satan the Waster: A Philosophic War Trilogy'' (1920) | ||
* ''Proteus or The Future Of Intelligence ''(1925) | * ''Proteus or The Future Of Intelligence'' (1925) | ||
* ''The Golden Keys ''(1925) essays | * ''The Golden Keys'' (1925) essays | ||
* ''The Poet's Eye ''(Hogarth Press, 1926) | * ''The Poet's Eye'' (Hogarth Press, 1926) | ||
* ''For Maurice. Five Unlikely Stories ''(1927) | * ''For Maurice. Five Unlikely Stories'' (1927) | ||
* ''Music and its Lovers ''(1932) | * ''Music and its Lovers'' (1932) | ||
* ''Snake Lady and Other Stories ''(1954) | * ''[[Snake Lady and Other Stories]]'' (1954) | ||
* ''Supernatural Tales ''(1955) | * ''[[Supernatural Tales]]'' (1955) | ||
* ''The Virgin of the Seven Daggers - And Other Chilling Tales of Mystery and Imagination ''(1962) | * ''[[The Virgin of the Seven Daggers - And Other Chilling Tales of Mystery and Imagination]]'' (1962) | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Lee Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Lee Wikipedia] | ||
* {{gutenberg author| id=Vernon+Lee | name=Vernon Lee}} | |||
* [http://essays.quotidiana.org/lee/ Essays by Vernon Lee at Quotidiana.org] | |||
* {{NRA|P21967}} | |||
*''Vernon Lee: Violet Paget, 1856-1935'' (1964) Peter Gunn | |||
*''The Lesbian Imagination (Victorian style): a psychological and critical study of "Vernon Lee"'' (1987) Burdett Gardner | |||
*''Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography'' (2003) Vineta Colby | |||
* {{cite book | |||
| last = | |||
| first = Editors Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon | |||
| authorlink = | |||
| title = Who’s Who in Gay and Lesbian History from Antiquity to World War II | |||
| publisher = Routledge; London | |||
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| year = 2002 | |||
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| isbn = 0-415-15983-0}} | |||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 20 December 2010
Violet Paget (1856-1935) was a writer of ghost stories; she was also noted for her works on aesthetics and philosophy.
Paget was a lesbian, who dressed "á la garconne", and used a male pseudonym. She had two long-term relationships with women, with Mary Robinson and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Works
- SFnal works
- “Oke of Okehurst: or the Phantom Lover”
- "Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady" (1895) (first published in the The Yellow Book (an English literary quarterly))
- Collections
- Hauntings (1890)
- Other works
- Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy (1880)
- Ottilie: An Eighteenth Century Idyl (1883)
- The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative (1883)
- Belcaro, Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions (1883)
- The Countess of Albany (1884)
- Miss Brown (1884) novel
- Euphorion: Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance (1884)
- Baldwin: Being Dialogues on Views and Aspirations (1886)
- A Phantom Lover: A Fantastic Story (1886) novella, also Oke of Okehurst, Alice Oke
- Juvenilia, Being a second series of essays on sundry aesthetical questions (1887)
- Hauntings. Fantastic Stories (1890)
- Vanitas: Polite Stories (1892)
- Althea: Dialogues on Aspirations & Duties (1894)
- Renaissance Fancies And Studies Being A Sequel To Euphorion (1895)
- Art and Life (1896)
- Limbo and Other Essays (1897)
- Genius Loci (1899) travel
- The Child In The Vatican (1900)
- In Umbria: A Study of Artistic Personality (1901)
- Chapelmaster Kreisler A Study of Musical Romanticists (1901)
- Penelope Brandling: A Tale of the Welsh Coast in the Eighteenth Century (1903)
- The Legend of Madame Krasinska (1903)
- Ariadne in Mantua: a Romance in Five Acts (1903)
- Hortus Vitae: Essays on the Gardening of Life (1904)
- Pope Jacynth - And Other Fantastic Tales (1904)
- The Enchanted Woods (1905) essays
- The Handling of Words and Other Studies in Literary Psychology (1906)
- Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child, an eighteenth-century legend (1906)
- The Spirit of Rome (1906)
- Ravenna and Her Ghosts (1907)
- The Sentimental Traveller . Notes on Places (1908)
- Gospels of Anarchy & Other Contemporary Studies (1908)
- Laurus Nobili: Chapters on Art and Life (1909)
- In Praise of Old Gardens (1912) with others
- Vital Lies: Studies of Some Varieties of Recent Obscurantism (1912)
- The Beautiful. An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics (1913)
- The Tower of the Mirrors and Other Essays on the Spirit of Places (1914)
- Louis Norbert. A Twofold Romance (1914) novel
- The Ballet of the Nations. A Present-Day Morality (1915) illustrations by Maxfield Armfield
- Satan the Waster: A Philosophic War Trilogy (1920)
- Proteus or The Future Of Intelligence (1925)
- The Golden Keys (1925) essays
- The Poet's Eye (Hogarth Press, 1926)
- For Maurice. Five Unlikely Stories (1927)
- Music and its Lovers (1932)
- Snake Lady and Other Stories (1954)
- Supernatural Tales (1955)
- The Virgin of the Seven Daggers - And Other Chilling Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1962)
Names
- Vernon Lee (pseudonym)
- Violet Paget (name)
Further reading
- Lauren Davis, "Women Who Pretended to Be Men to Publish Scifi Books", io9, Nov. 6, 2008.
- Wikipedia
- Works by Vernon Lee at Project Gutenberg
- Essays by Vernon Lee at Quotidiana.org
- Archival material relating to Violet Paget listed at the UK National Register of Archives
- Vernon Lee: Violet Paget, 1856-1935 (1964) Peter Gunn
- The Lesbian Imagination (Victorian style): a psychological and critical study of "Vernon Lee" (1987) Burdett Gardner
- Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography (2003) Vineta Colby
- Who’s Who in Gay and Lesbian History from Antiquity to World War II. Routledge; London. 2002. ISBN 0-415-15983-0.