Historical consensus is that Sackville-West misinterpreted period customs; until the mid-nineteenth century it was normal for heterosexual women to share the same bed when there was a shortage of beds or to discourage the advances of heterosexual men.
Historical consensus is that Sackville-West misinterpreted period customs. It was normal for heterosexual women to share the same bed when there was a shortage of beds or to discourage the advances of heterosexual men. This was until the mid-nineteenth century.