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Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child - Vernon Lee

By Vernon Lee

Release Date: 2022-02-01

Genre: Fiction

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A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee. Written in 1905, this is Vernon Lee’s final genuinely weird tale, and it tells the 18th century legend of Sister Benvenuta, a nun who wrote letters to a model of infant Christ. Whilst unexpectedly funny in places, this short story has dark undertones.

Sister Benvenuta and the Christ Child - Vernon Lee

By Vernon Lee

Release Date: 2022-02-01

Genre: Fiction

(0 ratings)
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A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection A Phantom Lover and Other Dark Tales by Vernon Lee. Written in 1905, this is Vernon Lee’s final genuinely weird tale, and it tells the 18th century legend of Sister Benvenuta, a nun who wrote letters to a model of infant Christ. Whilst unexpectedly funny in places, this short story has dark undertones.

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