BIB_ID
316262
Accession number
MA 3848.120
Creator
Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964.
Display Date
1960 Jan. 27.
Credit line
Gift of Lord Clark of Saltwood, 1981.
Description
1 item (5 p.) ; 20.3 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of autograph letters of Dame Edith Sitwell to Kenneth and Jane Clark. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related collection-level record for more information.
Written on Castello di Montegufoni stationery.
Written on Castello di Montegufoni stationery.
Provenance
Gift of Lord Clark, 1981.
Summary
Apologizing for not having written sooner, citing her injuries; mentioning that someone has taken a fancy to her but that she is resisting his advances; noting that she is longing to read Colette's book and praising her as an exceedingly gifted girl; mentioning an upcoming performance of Façade; regretting that she has no news owing to the fact that she has been prostrate for two months; remarking that she has written an article on Wyndham Lewis for the Observer, and discussing Lewis.
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