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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALEXANDER POPE—Edith Sitwell—Cosmopolitan ($4). Says Poet Edith Sitwell of Poet Pope: “I may say, with the deepest humility, what Pope is reputed to have said of Dryden: ‘Had I been born early enough, ...

“Here’s fame,” the poet John Berryman said in 1948, as he showed off to his friends his invitation to the Gotham Book Mart cocktail party. The party honored visiting literary royalty Dame Edith ...