Ada Leverson Letters from the Sitwells

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Ada Leverson Letters from the Sitwells

circa 1920-1935

http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg4669.htm

Postcards and letters from Edith, Osbert and Sacherevell Sitwell chiefly about literary matters and mutual friends. Includes one poem by Osbert Sitwell, "Aux Bords de la Mer." Most salutations are to "Sphinx."

0.25 Linear feet of shelf space, 2 Boxes

eng, Latn

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

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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 ...