VSW
's beloved grandfather, Lionel Sackville-West, second Baron Sackville
, died at Knole House.
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Nicolson, Nigel, and Vita Sackville-West. Portrait of a Marriage. Futura, 1974.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Vita Sackville-West
VSW
's mother, born Victoria Sackville-West
, was the illegitimate daughter of Lionel Sackville-West (later the second Lord Sackville)
and Pepita (Josefa Durán)
, a Spanish dancer. This unmarried couple lived under assumed names in...
Textual Features
Vita Sackville-West
She portrays the long-running relationship between her Spanish courtesan grandmother, Pepita (Josefa Durán)
, and her English aristocrat grandfather, Lionel Sackville-West (later the second Lord Sackville)
, as one of passion and unconventionality. The Disinherited...
Wealth and Poverty
Vita Sackville-West
Legal hearings began to settle the succession to Knole House, after VSW
's maternal uncle Henry
claimed that he was the legitimate (instead of illegitimate) son of the second Lord Sackville
.