Violet Hunt

Violet Hunt (1866–1942), from her earliest days, lived a life steeped in art and literature.

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Tales of the Uneasy,perhaps the greatest literary influence on Hunt was Henry James; and when Hunt began writing her “tales of the uneasy” it was James’s elegant excursions into the genre upon which she drew. Her tales explore issues of sin, guilt, and personal relationships which do not conform to the standard pattern of their time. The supernatural, when it intrudes, does so subtly, yet with chilling style. This volume, the first of two containing Violet Hunt’s complete supernatural fiction, contains all nine stories from Tales of the Uneasy, originally published in 1911.

One of the pieces, the novella “Tiger Skin”, was subsequently revised and published separately in 1924, and editor John Pelan has chosen this later text for inclusion here. In his introduction he explains why; and also looks at the uneasy life in letters of Violet Hunt, a woman whose experiences were just as fascinating as any of her fictions.

Edition Details

• Dust Jacket illustrated by Allen Koszowski.
• This is a full clothbound edition limited to 500 copies.

External Links

• Tales of the Uneasy. ISFDB entry for Tales of the Uneasy