John Nova Phillips papers relating to Violet Keppel Trefusis, 1953-2008.

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John Nova Phillips papers relating to Violet Keppel Trefusis, 1953-2008.

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Collection of letters and other materials relating to Violet Keppel Trefusis. Correspondence consists of eight handwritten letters, one incomplete, from Phillips to Trefusis dating from 1961 to 1967. Other materials consist of an electronic draft, dating from 2008, of Phillips's autobiographical A Romantic In Europe, 1951-1972, which documents his friendship with Trefusis, as well as life and travel in Europe, and a printed version of a play, "La clef est sous mon paillasson" by Vidame de Belley, in which one of the characters is based on Trefusis. The play, annotated by Bettina Bergery, is attributed to Prince Rodolphe de Faucigny-Lucinge.

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Bergery, Bettina.

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Phillips, John (John Nova)

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John Nova Phillips (b. 1926), born and raised in New York City and educated at Duke, spent much of his early adulthood in Europe and became executor of Violet Keppel Trefusis's literary estate in 1972. From the description of John Nova Phillips papers relating to Violet Keppel Trefusis, 1953-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199190 ...

Faucigny-Lucinge, Rodolphe de.

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Trefusis, Violet, 1894-1972

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Violet Trefusis, British author. From the description of Violet Trefusis papers, 1924-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80436404 From the description of Violet Trefusis papers, 1924-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161049 Violet Keppel was born in London on June 6, 1894. When Violet was a child, her mother, Alice Keppel, became the mistress of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), until his death in 1910. In 1904, Violet beg...