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Description of  Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 1935 (The Pickering Masters)

1848934971 epub Vernon Lee was the chosen name of Violet Paget (18561935), a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction 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. 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, philosopher, psychologist and political activist. Letters written in a language other than English have been expertly translated by scholars Sophie Geoffroy (from the French), Crystal Hall (from the Italian), and Christa Zorn (from the German). Full transcriptions of some 2000 letters are arranged in chronological order along with introductions, biographical notes and detailed footnotes that explain their context and identify the recipients, friends and colleagues mentioned. Read more