| LC control no. | n 50051835 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR5115.P2 |
| Personal name heading | Lee, Vernon, 1856-1935 |
| Variant(s) | Paget, Violet, 1856-1935 Del Palmerino, Violet, 1856-1935 Palmerino, Violet del, 1856-1935 |
| Associated country | Great Britain Italy |
| Associated place | Fiesole (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1856-10-14 |
| Death date | 1935-02-13 |
| Place of birth | Boulogne-sur-Mer (France) |
| Place of death | San Gervasio (Italy) |
| Profession or occupation | Authors, English |
| Found in | Author's Genius loci ... 1899 Gale Literature Resource Center WWW Site, 5 Sep. 2008: French authors page (Violet Paget is the real name of Vernon Lee, she was born 14 Oct. 1856, Boulogne sur Mer, France; died 13 Feb. 1935, San Gervasio, Italy) Violet del Palmerino, 2014. Wikipedia, viewed Jan. 18, 2016: (under Vernon Lee: 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. Born in France on 14 October at Château St Leonard, Boulogne, to British expatriate parents. Although she primarily wrote for an English readership and made many visits to London, she spent the majority of her life on the continent, particularly in Italy. Her longest residence was just outside Florence in the Palmerino villa from 1889 until her death at San Gervasio, with a brief interruption during World War I) |
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