Complete Works of Vita Sackville-West (Poetry, Novels, Biographies, Guides) Vol.1. Illustrated

This first volume of the Complete Works of Vita Sackville-West presents a captivating selection that reveals the full range of her literary genius — from the lyrical beauty of her poetry to the sharp observation and elegance of her prose. In The Land and King’s Daughter, Sackville-West’s verse celebrates nature, heritage, and the rhythms of English life with precision and grandeur. The Edwardians, her celebrated novel, paints a glittering yet melancholy portrait of a fading aristocratic world. Andrew Marvell reflects her skill as a biographer, blending scholarship with sympathy, while Passenger to Teheran offers a vivid and personal travel narrative that bridges cultures and continents. Together, these works illuminate the wit, intellect, and emotional depth of a writer who stood at the crossroads of tradition and modernity — a voice both deeply English and unmistakably individual. Contents: • Poetry: - Constantinople (1915) - Poems of West & East (1917) - Orchard and Vineyard (1921) - The Land (1926) - King’s Daughter (1929) • Novels: - Heritage (1919) - The Dragon in Shallow Waters (1920) - Challenge (1920) - Grey Wethers (1923) - The Edwardians (1930) • Biographies: - Andrew Marvell (1929) • Guides: - Knole and the Sackvilles (1922) - Passenger to Teheran (1926) - Twelve Days (1928)

Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962) fut amoureusement liée à Violet Trefusis, qu'elle connut dès l'enfance, et amie intime de Virginia Woolf.
Écrivain prolifique (poèmes, biographies, manuels sur l'art du jardin, journaux, récits de voyages...), elle a signé recueils de nouvelles et romans dont le plus célèbre, Au temps du roi Édouard (1930), fait revivre avec grâce le monde de la haute aristocratie anglaise au début du xxe siècle.