Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit: A Life of Dorothy Wellesley

Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit is a riveting biography of poet, gardener, traveller and heiress Dorothy Wellesley. Jane Wellesley, Dorothy's granddaughter, skilfully tells this riveting story of a complex and fascinating woman. Dorothy Wellesley was a poet, gardener, traveller and heiress; she was also bisexual and a rebel. She became the lover of Vita Sackville-West, wrecking her marriage to the Duke of Wellington. She was the intimate friend of W.B. Yeats in his final years. On the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group, she had a unique view of these iconic writers and artists.The biography draws on unpublished material, including private Wellesley family papers and hitherto unknown source materials. This is a riveting story of a complex and fascinating woman.

• | Author: Jane Wellesley
• | Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 08, 2023
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781914518232
• | ISBN-10: 1914518233