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 & Co. Great Essays is proudly publishing this brand new collection of essays complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.