This early work by Violet Hunt was originally published in 1926 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Flurried Years' is the autobiography of the life of the author of 'White
Rose of Weary Leaf'. 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 represented her ideals as an active feminist. These political
views led to her founding the Women Writer's Suffrage League in 1908.
Feminism however, was by no means her only subject matter, with works
like 'Tales of the Uneasy' (1911) being a collection of supernatural
fiction short stories. Although Hunt produced many works, her reputation
is as much for the literary salons she held at her home in Campden Hill
as it is for her writing. She would entertain guests such as Rebecca
West, Ezra Pound, Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence, and other important
writers of the time.