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Vernon Lee: Letters Home

Comprising nearly 1,000 pieces of correspondence, this collection is prized not only by scholars of Lee/Paget, but also by those researching her many correspondents. To date, just over 75 percent of the collection has been digitized. New content will be added as it becomes available. (Note: due to technological limitations, items of unknown dates are tagged and sorted with the year "1800.")

Letters from 1885 1885

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 27th, 1885

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 25th, 1885

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 23rd, 1885

Violet Paget (between Alexandria and Turin, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 21st, 1885

Letters from 1884 1884

Violet Paget (on train near Amiens, France) to matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 13th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 9th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 2nd, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 31st, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 28th, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 24th, 1884

Violet Paget (E. Grinstead, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 22nd, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 19th, 1884

Violet Paget (Leeds, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 15th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 11th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 8th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 5th, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 3rd, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 30th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 26th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 23rd, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 19th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 16th, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 14th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 11th, 1884

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 2nd, 1884

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 29th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Eugene Lee-Hamilton (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.
Date: June 26th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 24th, 1884

Violet Paget (Oxford, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 20th, 1884

Violet Paget (Oxford, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 19th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 16th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 13th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 10th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 8th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 8th, 1884

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Eugene Lee-Hamilton (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.
Date: June 4th, 1884

(no title), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget).
Date: June 1st, 1884

Violet Paget (place not named) to Matilda Paget (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: January 1st, 1884

Letters from 1883 1883

Violet Paget (between Bologne and Amiens, France) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 8th, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 6th, 1883

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 5th, 1883

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 2nd, 1883

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 1st, 1883

Violet Paget (Midhurst, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 28th, 1883

Violet Paget (Rye, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 23rd, 1883

Violet Paget (Rye, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 21st, 1883

Violet Paget (Rye, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 19th, 1883

Violet Paget (Rye, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 18th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 17th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 16th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 14th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 11th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 11th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 9th, 1883

Violet Paget (Tenterden, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 8th, 1883

Violet Paget (Canterbury, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 6th, 1883

Violet Paget (Canterbury, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 5th, 1883

Violet Paget (Canterbury, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 3rd, 1883

Violet Paget (Canterbury, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 1st, 1883

Violet Paget (Canterbury, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 30th, 1883

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 29th, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 27th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 22nd, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 20th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 18th, 1883

Violet Paget (Epsom, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 15th, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 14th, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 13th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 11th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 9th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 7th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 6th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 2nd, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 2nd, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 30th, 1883

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 29th, 1883

Violet Paget (Kensington, England) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 26th, 1883

Violet Paget (between Dieppe and Newhaven) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 25th, 1883

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 23rd, 1883

Violet Paget (Bale, Switzerland) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 22nd, 1883

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 22nd, 1883

Violet Paget (Milan, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 21st, 1883

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Bagni di Lucca), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 20th, 1883

Letters from 1882 1882

Violet Paget (Basel, Switzerland) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 28th, 1882

Violet Paget (Coblenz, Germany) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 28th, 1882

Violet Paget (Coblenz, Germany) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 26th, 1882

Violet Paget (in train, just after Koln, Germany) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy)., Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 26th, 1882

Violet Paget (in train near Brussels) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 25th, 1882

Violet Paget (Bruges, Belgium) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 24th, 1882

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 23rd, 1882

Violet Paget (Warwick, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 17th, 1882

Violet Paget (Warwick, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 13th, 1882

Violet Paget (Leamington, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 12th, 1882

Violet Paget (Llandovery, Wales) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 9th, 1882

Violet Paget (place not named) to Matilda Paget (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 9th, 1882

Violet Paget (Llanfair, Wales) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 5th, 1882

Violet Paget (Gloster, England and Llandovery, Wales) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 3rd, 1882

Violet Paget (Oxford, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 2nd, 1882

Violet Paget (Fittleworth, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 31st, 1882

Violet Paget (Fittleworth, England) to Matilda Paget (Siena, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 29th, 1882

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