{"product_id":"belcaro-being-essays-on-vernon-lee-9781528718431","title":"Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions","description":"\"Belcaro - Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions\" is an 1881 collection of essays on the subject of aestheticism written by Vernon Lee. Contents include: \"The Book and its Title\", \"The Child in the Vatican\", \"Orpheus and Eurydice - The Lesson of a Bas-Relief\", \"Faustus and Helena - Notes on the Supernatural in Art\", \"Chapelmaster Kreisler - A Study of Musical Romanticists\", \"Cherubino - A Psychological Art Fancy\", \"In Umbria - A Study of Artistic Personality\", \"Ruskinism - The Would-Be Study of a Conscience\", \"A Dialogue on Poetic Morality\", and \"Postscript or Apology\". 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. 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 republishing this classic collection of essays now in a new edition 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 1528718437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781528718431\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 12\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Vernon Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068480319743,"sku":"9781528718431","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30c1c7d2-c1a9-4398-a5ca-fded00a77ec7.jpg?v=1685419245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/belcaro-being-essays-on-vernon-lee-9781528718431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}