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Violet Hunt

This early work by Violet Hunt was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Prayer' is a short story by the author of 'A Hard Woman'. Isobel Violet Hunt was born on 28th September 1862 in Durham, England. Hunt covered several literary forms, including short stories, novels, memoirs, and biographies. Her first published work was her novel 'The Maiden's Progress' (1894) which fell into the New Woman genre and ...

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Violet Hunt

In "The Prayer," Violet Hunt masterfully weaves a narrative that explores the intricate relationship between spirituality and the human experience. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century England, Hunt employs a lyrical prose style characterized by rich imagery and introspective monologues, inviting readers into the inner lives of her characters. The book delves into the themes of longing, sacrifice, and the quest for deeper meaning, framed by a profound contemplation of prayer as b...

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Violet Hunt

Isobel Violet Hunt was born on 28th September 1862 in Durham. As a young child her family moved to London and Hunt was brought up amongst the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists.As a writer she was comfortable and talented enough to write across several forms including short stories, novels, memoir, and biography. Her novels are excellent examples of New Woman fiction and help illustrate her activities fighting for and promoting better rights for women.Although she remained un...

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Violet Hunt

Isobel Violet Hunt was born on 28th September 1862 in Durham. As a young child her family moved to London and Hunt was brought up amongst the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists.As a writer she was comfortable and talented enough to write across several forms including short stories, novels, memoir, and biography. Her novels are excellent examples of New Woman fiction and help illustrate her activities fighting for and promoting better rights for women.Although she remained un...

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Elinor Mordaunt, Alicia Ramsay, Izola Forrester, Violet Hunt, Elsie Norris, Dorothy Easton, D K Broster, Jessie Douglas Kerruish, Clotilde Graves, Lady Eleanor Smith

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Elliot Fitzpatrick, Mark Rice-Oxley, David Shaw-Parker

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?The theme ...

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Violet Hunt

In Violet Hunt's Tales of the Uneasy, polished social comedy gives way to a series of unsettling reckonings about love, pride, and the unseen pressure of fate. At the center stands Alice Damer, a beautiful, self-possessed woman who treats romance as a game she can manage—until devotion, disappointment, and time expose the cost of her control. Her long-suffering admirer Everard Jenkyns waits on her with self-effacing loyalty, only to be worn down by years of emotional asymmetry, and their r...

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Violet Hunt

In "The Celebrity at Home," the narrative likely revolves around the life of a prominent or famous individual who finds themselves in the intimate setting of home. The novel may delve into the public persona versus the private self, exploring the challenges and pressures faced by celebrities in maintaining their public image while navigating personal relationships and struggles.Hunt's writing style is known for its keen observation of human behavior and social dynamics. Her novels often fe...

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Aphra Behn, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, D K Broster, Mary Butts, Mary Cholmondeley, Mrs Craik, Ella D'Arcy, E M Delafield, Lettice Galbraith, Winifred Holtby, Violet Hunt, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Mary E Mann, Amy Levy, Charlotte Mew, Hannah More, Ada Radford, May Sinclair, Netta Syrett, Mary Webb, Catherine Wells, Leonara Wodehouse

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Lisa Bowerman, Ghizela Rowe, Amanda Weston

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. Obviously for most of humanity’s time people couldn’t read and texts couldn’t be publishe...

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Violet Hunt

In The Human Interest: A Study in Incompatibilities, Violet Hunt explores the complexities of human relationships and the often subtle incompatibilities that arise between individuals. The novel is a study of character interactions, focusing on the ways in which personal differences and social expectations can lead to conflict and misunderstanding.The story is set against the backdrop of early 20th-century society, providing a lens into the social norms and personal dilemmas of the time. H...

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Violet Hunt

She was beginning to find him less obscure, for she had learned to seek for the expression of him in his art: the art by which he chose to reveal himself to those who had the will and the skill to read. Where other men spoke or wrote, he painted. She had only to look at the beautifully stained bits of paper that issued from his hand, to watch the wonderful combinations of colour—subtle, passionate, striking, tender—that were evolved by this man of few words, to see that he was no stranger ...

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Violet Hunt

Isobel Violet Hunt was born on 28th September 1862 in Durham. As a young child her family moved to London and Hunt was brought up amongst the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists.As a writer she was comfortable and talented enough to write across several forms including short stories, novels, memoir, and biography. Her novels are excellent examples of New Woman fiction and help illustrate her activities fighting for and promoting better rights for women.Although she remained un...

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Violet Hunt

The Cat by Violet Hunt is a novel that combines elements of psychological drama and social commentary. The story revolves around the life of a woman named Sally, who becomes increasingly fascinated with and ultimately obsessed by a cat that she encounters in her London home.The novel explores Sally's complex emotions and psychological state as her obsession with the cat begins to dominate her life. The cat, with its enigmatic and aloof demeanor, becomes a symbol of Sally's own inner turmoi...