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Vernon Lee | |
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 Portrait of Violet Paget by John Singer Sargent | |
| Born | Violet Paget 14 October 1856 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Died | 13 February 1935 (aged 78) San Gervasio Bresciano, Italy |
| Occupation | Short-story writer, essayist |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Short story, supernatural |
Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the French-born 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.