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The Fabulous Forgotten Life of Vita Sackville-West

• hazeii 7y ago
  Ah, the Sackville's. The name is very well known around East Grinstead (Sussex, UK) because of the almshouse that is there to this day [0] (along with many other historical connections). Thanks for posting this, as I also spotted a link to an article about sheltering-in-place with Montaigne [1] whose 'Essays' would definitely be the book I'd grab if I could only take one into lockdown. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_College [1] https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/07/sheltering-in-place-with-montaigne/ https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/07/sheltering-in...
  • microtherion 7y ago
    I wonder whether Tolkien took his inspiration for the Sackville-Bagginses from that family.
    • hazeii 7y ago
      According to this link [0], yes. It even says that Tolkein had the '..."sack"/"bag" connection in mind...'. [0] https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Sackville-Baggins https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Sackville-Baggins
• ggm 7y ago
  Forgotten? Sorry.. I totally don't get this. She's immortalized in gardening. She is anything but forgotten or only a sidekick to the Woolfs.
  • cafard 7y ago
    Upvoted. Her book on Sissinghurst seems to be easy to get. Her other writings I know nothing of.