{"product_id":"beauty-art-a-vernon-lee-9781528718202","title":"Beauty \u0026 Art - A Collection of Essays","description":"Violet Paget (1856-1935), also known under the pseudonym Vernon Lee, was a French-born British writer famous for her supernatural fiction and contributions to the field of aesthetics. She also wrote more than a dozen books on a variety of subjects ranging from music to travel, and today she is best remembered for her original ideas and amusing use of irony. This volume contains a fantastic collection of Paget's best essays related to art or beauty that will appeal to those with a keen interest in aesthetics. Contents include: \"The Use of Beauty\", \"A Psychological Art Fancy\", \"A Study of Artistic Personality\", \"Beauty and Sanity\", \"Art and Usefulness\", \"Tuscan Sculpture\", and \"The Beautiful - An Introduction to Psychological Aesthetics\". Other notable works by this author include: \"The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show in Narrative\" (1883), \"The Countess of Albany\" (1884), and \"Miss Brown\" (1884). Read \u0026amp; Co. Great Essays is proudly publishing this brand new collection of essays complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vernon Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1528718208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528718202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read \u0026amp; Co. Great Essays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Vernon Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943478296831,"sku":"9781528718202","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6548043f-83ff-45fc-a7a0-72f484177496.jpg?v=1681498347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beauty-art-a-vernon-lee-9781528718202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}