Edith Sitwell Correspondence

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Edith Sitwell Correspondence

1922-1964

https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv490142

Primarily manuscript letters written by Dame Edith Sitwell to Geoffrey Singleton concerning poetry, appointments, and social affairs.

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eng, Latn

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)

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SNAC Resource ID: 11677264

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Sitwell, Edith Louisa, Dame, 1887-1964

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Edith Sitwell was born on September 7, 1887 in Scarborough, England to Sir George Reresby Sitwell, fourth Baronet, and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison. In 1913, one of her earliest poems, “Drowned Suns”, was published in The Daily Mirror. Three years later, Sitwell began editing Wheels, an anthology of new verse that sparked controversy among conservative critics. In the 1920s, Sitwell and her two brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, became known for their avant-garde literary work. Sitwell ...