The governess who most influenced VT
's childhood, the staunchly Republican Hélène Claissac
, arrived when Violet was ten years old. She was later described by her pupil as my first (and salutory) contact with...
Travel
Violet Trefusis
In spring 1905, Violet Keppel went to Paris for the first time; this trip lasted three weeks and was taken with her governess, Mademoiselle Claissac
. Violet felt completely at home in the city and...
