Violet Paget, Studio Broggi, Florence
“Literature is the universal confidant, the spiritual director of mankind" Vernon Lee
Portrait de Miss Paget par Berthe Noufflard, 1932
"L’avantage d’être écrivain, même sans lecteurs, c’est de pouvoir éviter tout malentendu et toute déloyauté en mettant sous les yeux des autres ce qu’on pense sous forme de livre." VL, Lettre à Berthe Noufflard 26 juillet 1925
Miss Paget, portrait photographique par André Noufflard
« Mais si seulement les gens voulaient reconnaître dans leurs semblables : des semblables, l’autre soi-même du Bouddhisme ou du moins une pauvre bête aussi capable de souffrance et d’erreur que soi-même ! » (Vernon Lee, Lettre à Mathilde Hecht, 30 décembre 1921)
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Vernon Lee and the European cultural heritage: Reciprocal influences and intermedial dialogue – Influences réciproques et dialogue intermédial – Paris, September 18 & 19, 2025
Dear readers, we are delighted to forward the final programme of the conference organised by Prof. Christophe GELLY (Université de Clermont Auvergne) and Emilie LAURENT (PhD Université de Clermont Auvergne), under the aegis of ECHELLES UMR 8225 and CELIS 4280, … Continue reading
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Vernon Lee on Tariffs and Protectionism
Vernon Lee to Clementina Anstruther Thomson, Venice, October 16, 1903 I am following this Chamberlain’s fiscal business with deep & painful interest. To me it is simply the 3d act of the policy of jingoism, of “Imperialism” –…. grabbingness of … Continue reading
Vernon Lee’s Hauntings Translated in Turkish by Eda Çalğar
We are delighted to announce Eda Çalğar’s Turkish translation of Vernon Lee’s collection of fantastic stories Hauntings : ‘Hayalet Öyküleri ve Diğer Doğaüstü Anlatılar’ . “It is the first translation of Lee into Turkish and is with a very prestigious press” (Sally … Continue reading
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In memoriam: Walter Pater – 30 July 1894
Marie-Thérèse Blanc (“Th. Bentzon”) October 5, 1894 Florence, Italy Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Manuscrits, Paris Il Palmerino Maiano Florence Ce 5 Octobre [Today October 5] My dear Madame Blanc, much to write something about my friend (& master in many … Continue reading
What can we expect? After 5 November 2024
“Much of the world’s big mischief is due to the avoidance of a bigger one. For instance, all this naïvely insisted on masculine inability to obtain the poet’s or naturalist’s joys without shooting a bird or hooking a fish, this … Continue reading
On this day, 90 years ago, Vernon Lee passed away
On this day, February 13, 1935, Vernon Lee’s close friend Mabel Price wrote from 49, Banbury Road, Oxford to her close French friend Berthe Noufflard, 61 rue de Varenne, Paris: Oxford Feb 13. it is all over –this morning.Will you … Continue reading
CFP: Vernon Lee in America: Text, Application, and Practice (Proposal Deadline: January 3, 2025)
Vernon Lee in America: Text, Application, and Practice Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO, USA June 29 – July 2, 2025 Posted by NAVSAon Dec 13, 2024 Proposal Deadline: January 3, 2025 Vernon Lee in America: Text, Application, and Practice seeks papers or workshops … Continue reading
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Dedication: Unfurling Vernon Lee’s Kinship Networks, Online 16 & 17 October 2024
Dear readers and friends of Vernon Lee, we are delighted to share the final programme of the online conference “Dedication: Unfurling Vernon Lee’s Kinship Networks”, supported by the International Vernon Lee Society. Organized by Frankie Dytor (University of Exeter), Lucinda … Continue reading
Dedication: Unfurling Vernon Lee’s Kinship Networks -16 & 17 October 2024
We are delighted to announce that registration is now OPEN through eventbrite at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dedication-unfurling-vernon-lees-kinship-networks-tickets-990567924327 Looking forward to seeing you there, to celebrate Vernon Lee’s birthday together for the 11th time since the IVLS was created! The event is … Continue reading