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Violet Trefusis (née Keppel; 6 June 1894 – 29 February 1972) was an English socialite and author. She is chiefly remembered for her lengthy affair with the writer Vita Sackville-West that both women continued after their respective marriages.
Jun 5, 2014 · The exquisite epistolary records of their relationship, which was later fictionalized in Virginia Woolf’s groundbreaking novel Orlando, span more than a decade and are captured in Violet to Vita: The Letters of Violet Trefusis to Vita Sackville-West (public library) — an immensely moving addition to history’s most beautiful LGBT love ...
Oct 10, 2018 · Violet Trefusis was a brilliant, beautiful, and privileged aristocrat who had a passionate affair with Vita Sackville-West. She also wrote novels and memoirs that influenced Woolf, Sackville-West, and Mitford, but are now forgotten.
Mar 31, 2020 · Learn about the bisexual baroness who wrote over thirty-five books, had affairs with women and men, and created a garden at Sissinghurst Castle. Discover her childhood friendship with Violet Trefusis, who became her lover and rival for Harold Nicolson.
Aug 23, 2019 · In 1917, Sackville-West caused scandal in high society when she eloped with her lover Violet Trefusis to Europe; the pair spent two years on-and-off running away together and being brought back...
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Trefusis, Violet (1894–1972) English novelist, memoirist, and salon hostess. Born Violet Keppel in London, England, on June 6, 1894; died at the Villa l'Ombrellino in Florence, Italy, onMarch 1, 1972; daughter of Colonel George Keppel (an army officer and brother of the earl of Albemarle) and Alice (Edmonstone) Keppel (1869–1947); sister of ...
Violet Trefusis (1894-1972) was an English author and socialite, mainly remembered for her passionate love affair with Vita Sackville West.
