From Crystal Palace to the Grand-Guignol: Vernon Lee and the First World War

Sally Blackburn-Daniels

doi:10.25602/GOLD.V.V5I2.1665.G1778

From Crystal Palace to the Grand-Guignol: Vernon Lee and the First World War

Sally Blackburn-Daniels

SSSHL Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Abstract

In July 1893, in a letter to her mother Matilda, Vernon Lee wrote that she would be attending the
Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, and whilst there she would ‘witness some Dahomey people
war dance’

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-62
Journal	Volupté
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25602/GOLD.V.V5I2.1665.G1778
Publication status	Published - 22 Jan 2023

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From Crystal Palace to the Grand-Guignol: Vernon Lee and the First World War

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