Hunt, Violet (1866–1942)

English novelist. She was a daughter of A W Hunt, a Pre-Raphaelite painter, and grew up in the Rossetti circle. Her first novel was The Maiden's Progress 1894; several others followed. The Wife of Rossetti 1932 is biographical and The Flurried Years 1926, a book of memoirs, gives interesting accounts of the people she met.

She was born in Durham. At first she studied art, but then turned to writing. Her other novels include Unkist, Unkind! 1897, Sooner or Later 1904, The Doll 1911, The Last Ditch 1918, and The Tiger Skin 1924.