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A Note of Explanation: An Undiscovered Story from Queen Mary's Dollhouse (Historical Stories, Stories from Famous Authors, Literary Books) Hardcover – Illustrated, March 6, 2018


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“An extraordinary story by Vita Sackville-West.… This tale of a fashionable creature who flits in and out of fairy tales and historical epochs is made exquisite by Kate Baylay’s art-deco-style illustrations.” —Wall Street Journal

“An extraordinary story by Vita Sackville-West.… This tale of a fashionable creature who flits in and out of fairy tales and historical epochs is made exquisite by Kate Baylay’s art-deco-style illustrations.” —
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About the Author

Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962) was a celebrated English writer and garden designer associated with the Bloomsbury Group. She is also known for inspiring Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando.

Kate Baylay is an illustrator based in London. Matthew Dennison is the author of
Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (March 6, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1452169969
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452169965
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 10.25 inches
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Vita Sackville-West was invited to contribute to the miniature 'palace' dollhouse created for Queen Mary. The handwritten, leather-bound min-book she wrote for the project, sat for decades upon the shelves of the dollhouse's miniature royal library until it was recently printed up in regular size and complimented with a stunning set of 1920s style illustrations depicting the Elvin-like heroine dressed in the height of '20s fashion (imagine Erté at his fashion best). Knowing what we do of Vita, it will come as no surprise that there are parallels to be drawn between the main character in this little fantasy story, and that of the main character to be found in Woolf's ORLANDO. If you are fascinated by little literary footnotes and short, child-like stories from a unique historic context, you'll enjoy this book.
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Vita Sackville-West was invited to contribute to the miniature 'palace' dollhouse created for Queen Mary. The handwritten, leather-bound min-book she wrote for the project, sat for decades upon the shelves of the dollhouse's miniature royal library until it was recently printed up in regular size and complimented with a stunning set of 1920s style illustrations depicting the Elvin-like heroine dressed in the height of '20s fashion (imagine Erté at his fashion best). Knowing what we do of Vita, it will come as no surprise that there are parallels to be drawn between the main character in this little fantasy story, and that of the main character to be found in Woolf's ORLANDO. If you are fascinated by little literary footnotes and short, child-like stories from a unique historic context, you'll enjoy this book.
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