Vanitas; Polite Stories: I. Lady Tal; II. A Wordly Woman; III. The Legend of Mme. Krasinska

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.