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Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, (née Sackville-West, 9 March 1892 - 2 June 1962), | Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, (née Sackville-West, 9 March 1892 - 2 June 1962), best known as '''Vita Sackville-West''', was an English novelist, poet, journalist, and garden designer. | ||
== Early Life and Education == | == Early Life and Education == | ||
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== Private Life and Career == | == Private Life and Career == | ||
Sackville served as the inspiration for [[Virginia Woolf]]'s novel [[Orlando]], a story that spans centuries and follows the titular and ambiguously gendered character Orlando. | |||
== Death and Legacy == | == Death and Legacy == | ||
Revision as of 17:28, 30 June 2024
Victoria Mary, Lady Nicolson, (née Sackville-West, 9 March 1892 - 2 June 1962), best known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, and garden designer.
Early Life and Education
Private Life and Career
Sackville served as the inspiration for Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando, a story that spans centuries and follows the titular and ambiguously gendered character Orlando.
Death and Legacy
Selected Works
- The Heir: A Love Story Knole and the Sackvilles (1922)
- Challenge (1923)
- Seducers in Ecuador (1924)
- The Land (1926)
- The Edwardians (1930)
- All Passion Spent (1931)
References
Sproles, Karyn Z. Desiring Women: The Partnership of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, University of Toronto Press, 2006.