| Description | Includes correspondence of a personal nature written by Nicolson from Eton boarding school concerning daily activities, lessons, holidays, expenditure, sports and the volunteer corps.
Of particular note:
-letter, dated 14 March, concerning the news that the family will move from Long Barn & including Nicolson's 'views on a new abode'
-letter, dated 30 March, concerning Nicolson's growing interest in art and 'pictures' concluding that 'I feel sure that soon I shall get so interested that I shall wish to learn all about them'
-letter, dated 25 May, concerning a beating Nicolson and a fellow pupil received for the offence of 'mobbing in the passages'
-letter, dated 24 June, concerning Nicolson's views on his mother [Vita Sackville-West's] book 'The Edwardians' and the idea that she modelled the character Sebastian on him
-letter, dated 28 June, concerning Nicolson's delight at a forthcoming family holiday to France and Italy
Also includes two letters, dated 27 January & 5 March, to Nicolson from his 'Grannyma'
Also includes a letter, dated 13 February, to Harold Nicolson from Eddy Sackville-West, concerning a social gathering in France involving Raymond Mortimer and others
Also includes a letter, attached to Nicolson's letter of 22 February, to Harold Nicolson & Vita Sackville-West from Nigel Nicolson
Also includes a letter, attached to Nicolson's letter of 10 May, to Nicolson from his nanny 'Grogy' [in French] and from his Granny
Also includes a letter, attached to Nicolson's letter of 20 June, to Nicolson from John Sparrow
Also includes a letter from 'John' to Harold Nicolson & Vita Sackville-West reporting on Nicolson's wellbeing |