The Tiger Skin

Violet Hunt

ISBN 10: 0712355782 / ISBN 13: 9780712355780

Published by British Library Publishing, GB, 2025

About this Item

A meeting of lost souls in the care of a headless coachman. An obsession with eugenics descends into a cruel madness. In 1911, the British writer, feminist and literary salon hostess Violet Hunt published her groundbreaking first collection of uncanny stories, Tales of the Uneasy, exploring psychological and ghostly hauntings shot through with tragedy. Seeking to promote Hunt's achievements as a writer often obscured by the famous authors of her social set literary historian Melissa Edmundson presents a new edition of her eeriest work, including material from Hunt's 1923 volume More Tales of the Uneasy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tiger Skin
• Publisher: British Library Publishing, GB
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712355782
• ISBN 13: 9780712355780
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A gathering of lost souls under the watch of a headless coachman. An obsession with eugenics spiraling into cruel and destructive madness.

In 1911, British writer, feminist, and literary salon hostess Violet Hunt published her groundbreaking first collection of uncanny fiction, Tales of the Uneasy. These stories explore psychological disturbance and spectral hauntings, each infused with a deep sense of tragedy and emotional unease.

Often overshadowed by the celebrated authors within her social circle, Hunt’s achievements have long deserved renewed attention. In this new edition, literary historian Melissa Edmundson reintroduces readers to Hunt’s most unsettling tales, drawing not only from the original collection but also including material from her 1923 volume More Tales of the Uneasy.

About the Author

Violet Hunt (1862–1942) was a British author and literary hostess. As an active feminist, she wrote many novels of the New Woman genre and founded the Women Writers’ Suffrage League and participated in the founding of International PEN. She also authored two collections of supernatural stories, Tales of the Uneasy and More Tales of the Uneasy.