Sackville-west’s life and work

Vita (1892-1962)

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Vita’s life

1.Her early life

2.Her marriage

3.Her affairs

Vita’s early life

She was born in 1892 at Knole Castle ,but she did not inherit Knole on the death of her father.

She was educated at home ,she began writing at a young age .

Her marriage

In 1913, Vita married Harold George Nicolson (1886-1968) who was a writer and politician

They had an open marriage, which both of them had Same-sex relationships.

They had two children :Nigel (1917-2004)a well know editor, politician ,and writer: Benedict(1914-1978) an art historian

Affairs Rosamund Grosvenor(1888-1944)Vita’s first close friend They met in 1899inat Miss Wolf’s schoolAs they grew up ,they fell in love with each other

Violet Trefusis A novelistThey first met when Vita was 12 years old, their relationship began when they were teen.The affair ended badly.

Sackville-west and Violet Trefusis

Virginia Woolf

A writer in the late1920sThey remained together for the remainder of their lives Other affairsIn 1931 Sackville-West became involved in an affair with journalist Evelyn Irons, She was also involved with Mary Garman

Well-known writings

The Edwardians (1930) and All Passion Spent (1931) Are her best known novels

Grand Canyon (1942) is a “cautionary tale”

The Land (1927) won the Hawthorndon Prize

The no signposts in the Sea was the last novel Vita wrote in 1961

PoetryPoems of West and East (1917)Orchard and Vineyard (1921)The Land (1927)The Garden(1946)

NovelsHeritage (1919)Challenge (1923)The Edwardians (1930)All Passion Spent (1931)The Dark Island (1934)Grand Canyon (1942)The Easter Party (1953)