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Essential Novelists - Vernon Lee - spirit of places - cover

Essential Novelists - Vernon Lee - spirit of places

Vernon Lee, August Nemo

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Summary

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 fiction and her work on aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, she wrote over a dozen volumes of essays on art, music, and travel.

Novels selected for this book:

- A Phantom Lover
- The Countess of Albany
This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
Available since: 05/07/2020.

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