LONDON — Dame Edith Sitwell’s feathery hats, bohemian garb and distinctive jewels and gemstones will go under the hammer in November as part of a sale of personal effects, furnishings and interior ...

Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) was an English poet and writer, and the most prominent of the three Sitwell siblings, all of whom made important contributions to the British literary scene of the early 20th ...

Britain’s famous libel laws are hard on critics, fun for artists. Britain’s famous Sitwells love fun. Last month, between bombs, they had their fun in court. The Three Sitwells are not an acrobatic ...

TAKEN CARE OF by Edith Sitwell. 239 pages. Arheneum. $5.95. “Oh, why don’t they bury us?” sighs Dame Edith Sitwell in the final chapter of these memoirs, completed shortly before her death last ...

17 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (45.1 x 35.9 cm.) mount 21 x 16 1/2 in. (53.3 x 41.9 cm.) ...

THERE is midsummer Opens all the windows And drowns the houses In scent of dust and rose. Vibrant transparency above The hills is visible. At night the stars shine through the silence Tangible, ...