![]() ![]() An early follower of Walter Pater, she wrote over a dozen volumes of essays on art, music, and travel. She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction and her work on aesthetics. By writing The Virgin of the Seven Daggers, Lee was affirming her pacifist and humanist views and articulating her pychological aesthetics. In an orgy of beasts, demons and slumbering infantas Don Juan is called upon to uphold his side of the bargain and in doing so lose everything his lustful heart desires.īio from wikipedia: "Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935). He promises to forever proclaim her supreme beauty and asks that in return she save him from damnation.Įmboldened by the deal and driven by insatiable greed, he embarks on a necromantic journey to an enchanted palace beneath the Alhambra. ![]() The brutal Don Juan – an unrepentant sinner – makes a pact with the Virgin of the Seven Daggers. "Lee's strange tales are unforgettable."-Washington Post ![]() (All of the "discounted books" I'm selling are new/unread, but usually show some age and shelf wear.) Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Virgin of the Seven Daggers: Excursions into Fantasy (Pocket Penguin Classics). Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. The Virgin of the Seven Daggers: Excursions into Fantasy (Pocket Penguin Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Vernon. The Virgin of the Seven Daggers: Excursions into Fantasy / ISBN 9780141038780 / paperback / Penguin, from the small format Red Classics series The Virgin of the Seven Daggers: Excursions into Fantasy (Pocket Penguin Classics) - Kindle edition by Lee, Vernon. ![]()
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