Lionel Smith

While the public record states that her death was accidental, there was speculation that she had intended the overdose. Lionel Smith told Vita Sackville-West that she committed suicide. Her recent biographer, Georgina Howell , believes...

GB 's closest friend in Baghdad was Lionel Smith .

Through Venetia Buddicom , she met Sir Henry Lawrence , former acting governor of Bombay, who in turn introduced her to Lionel Smith and Arthur Hinks , the latter of whom was Secretary to the...