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Edith Sitwell Letters

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  1. [8 aout 1930] From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Anti Wyndham Lewis and his Apes of God; poems successful at last - 'la persecution est moins terrible pour l'art que le succès facile'. 2 leaves
  2. [07.01.1931] From Hotel La Bourdonnais, Paris. Difficulties in writing her book on poetry; comments on Shelley. 2 leaves
  3. [31 mars 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. Hopeful for Pavlik's work; description of Weston Hall. 2 leaves
  4. [12 juin 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. Thanks for gift of a wrap; success of Pavlik's exhibition; William Walton to help sell pictures; success of young writer, John Collier; row with agent. 2 leaves
  5. [17 juin 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. Has written essay on 'enemi' Wyndham Lewis; admiration for Pavlik's portrait of her; distress at having given money, unwittingly, to a pregnant girl. 2 leaves
  6. [22.08.1931] From Hotel La Bourdonnais, Paris. Meeting missed; Sachie and Georgia [Sitwell] to visit her in Paris; 'c'est difficile à construire, à batir un livre en prose, quand on est poète'. 2 leaves
  7. [28 aout 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London Meeting missed. 2 leaves
  8. [12 oct. 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. No news. 1 leaf
  9. [23 decembre 1931] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. Engagement of Choura's cousin 2 leaves
  10. [21.12.1932] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Arrangements for a dinner; Choura to buy a chicken. 1 leaf
  11. [28.12.1932] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Commiserations on Choura's being ill. 1 leaf
  12. [31.12.1932] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill, unable to keep appointment. 1 leaf
  13. [09.01.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Advice on Pavlik's illness. 1 leaf
  14. [23.01.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Declines visit; Helen [Rootham] ill, Pavlik not to call. 1 leaf
  15. [8 Fevrier 1933] From Weston Hall, Towcester. Seasick; Pavlik invited by Sachie and Georgia to visit Weston Hall; attractions of Weston Hall. 2 leaves
  16. [25 Fevrier 1933] From The Elms, Fitzroy Park, Highgate. Success of Pavlik's exhibition. 2 leaves
  17. [13 mars 1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  18. [20 mars 1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Luncheon invitation. 1 leaf
  19. [26 avril 1933] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London. Pleased with her poem 'Epithalamium'; helping lame ducks; photographer's visit; proud that Pavlik is to paint her portrait. 2 leaves
  20. [29 avril 1933] From 22 Pembridge Mansions, London Easter greetings; parents are coming to London, 'hélas'. 2 leaves
  21. [8 mai 1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Sympathy on the death of Choura's mother. 1 leaf
  22. [15 mai l933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Further sympathy on Choura's bereavement; proposes tea appointment. 1 leaf
  23. [10.07.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Tea invitation; anticipates unpleasantness at Hotel La Bourdonnais. 1 leaf
  24. [15 aout 1933] From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Family row between Osbert [Sitwell] and father affects hospitality to guest who 'n'est jamais fatigué, il ne se repose jamais comme le Dieu des Hébreux'; receives gift of garnets from her cousin. 2 leaves
  25. [15 aout 1933] From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Accepts invitation to visit Choura at Geurmantes; visiting the sick. 3 leaves
  26. [24 oct. 1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Trouble with new book; a lost letter. 1 leaf
  27. [09.12.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Meal arrangements. 1 leaf
  28. [09.12.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill health. 1 leaf
  29. [13.12.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Dinner arrangement. 1 leaf, letter soiled
  30. [19.12.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements; warning about typhoid. 1 leaf
  31. [25.12.1933] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Christmas wishes; meal arrangement. 1 leaf
  32. [4 mars 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Dinner menu. 1 leaf
  33. 30 april 1934 From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Condolences on anniversary of death of Choura's mother. 1 leaf
  34. [12 mai l934] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Agent/publisher row; amusing description of English guests in hotel; touts; antics of cat; working on modern poetry. 2 leaves
  35. [26 juin 1934] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  36. [21 oct. 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangement; exhausted correcting proofs. 1 leaf
  37. [2 novembre 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Sympathy. 1 leaf
  38. [18 Nov. 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill and has a fall. 1 leaf
  39. [23 Novembre 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill; distress at Sachie's failure to respond to her essay on his poetry. 1 leaf
  40. [26 Novembre 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill; social arrangement. 1 leaf
  41. [28 Novembre 1934] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill; social arrangement. 1 leaf
  42. [20 Decembre 1934] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. New Statesman attacks; plight of Pavlik; working on Victoria of England. 4 leaves
  43. [24 Decembre 1934] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Describes the old ladies of the Hotel Excelsior. 2 leaves
  44. [9 janvier 1935] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Life is hard; working hard. 2 leaves
  45. [30 janvier 1935] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Suggests knitting as a possible source of income for Choura; Pavlik and America; hopes for Pavlik exhibition in London; Cecil Beaton to help. 3 leaves
  46. [22 mars 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Working hard; Pavlik's success with ballet 'Errante'. 2 leaves
  47. [23 mars 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Commiserations on Choura's illness. 1 leaf
  48. [27 mars 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Choura's illness. 1 leaf
  49. [8 avril 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Breaks a tooth when finishing a book; will send champagne to aid Choura's recovery - best medicine. 1 leaf
  50. [20 avril 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Happy that Choura has recovered; writing for "The Queen". 1 leaf
  51. [23 avril 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Thanks for roses; suffering from toothache. 1 leaf
  52. [9 mai 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Indisposed; Pavlik has not written. 1 leaf
  53. [13 mai l935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Invites Choura and fiancé to dinner; English difficulty with Russian names. 1 leaf
  54. [1 juin 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Disturbed by bad piano playing; social arrangements; takes Sydney Schiff to see Pavlik's paintings. 1 leaf
  55. [22 juin 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Sympathy, possibly on suicide of friend ?; row with Cecil Beaton. 1 leaf
  56. [08.08.1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Quarrel with Pavlik; future movement and addresses. 2 leaves
  57. [aout ou sept. 1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements; quarrel with Pavlik; letter astray. 4 leaves
  58. [25.XI.1935] From Hotel Marina, San Felin de Guixols, Gerona. Pavlik has left; book on Queen Victoria finished; received gift of manuscript letter of Victoria; sense of isolation in Spain. 2 leaves + envelope
  59. [22 Dec. 1935] From Hotel Marina, San Felin de Guixols, Gerona. Social arrangements; M.& Mme. Lelong; Choura's knitting. 2 leaves + envelope
  60. [05.?.1935] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Toothache; acknowledgement of gift; social arrangement; Pavlik/Osbert quarrel; a new poet. 2 leaves
  61. [1935] From Sesame Club, London. Preference for London over Paris; social life; attends concert with M. Courtauld; Royal Garden Party; Pavlik's love life; plays prank on T.S. Eliot. 3 leaves
  62. [9 janvier 1936] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  63. [4 avril 1936] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Ill; Helen's illness flares again. 1 leaf
  64. [1936] From Sesame Club, London. A best-seller - 'cela vend 150 copies par jour'; near-involvement in a murder case. 4 leaves
  65. [27 mai l936] From Monasterio I San Felin de Guixols, Gerona. Unsatisfactory domestic arrangements of Spanish holiday villa; excellence of garden 'cela ressemble beaucoup a un Douanier Rousseau'; murder case; begins novel. 5 leaves
  66. [19 Novembre 1936] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Sympathy at Choura's illness. 1 leaf
  67. [27 Novembre 1936 From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Unwell; lunch invitation. 1 leaf
  68. [28 decembre 1936] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Visit from Osbert; social arrangements; ill health. 2 leaves
  69. [5 janvier 1937] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Acknowledges gift of lilacs; death of Helen's nephew. 1 leaf
  70. [13 janvier 1937] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Choura's work permit troubles; dinner proposal. 1 leaf
  71. [5 Fevrier 1937] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Suffering from a cold. 1 leaf
  72. [17 Fevrier 1937] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Tea invitation. 1 leaf
  73. [28 mai l937] From Hotel Excelsior, Levanto, La Spezia. Loss of documents in mail; tediousness of English hotel guests; Osbert visits King and Queen at Windsor; noise of Levanto. 2 leaves
  74. 15 Juillet 1937 From Sesame Club, London. Death of Lady Sitwell. 2 leaves
  75. [24 Decembre 1937] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Luncheon invitation. 1 leaf
  76. [10 Janvier 1938] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf, slightly mutilated
  77. [25 janvier 1938] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Suffering from a cold. 1 leaf
  78. [14 Fevrier 1938] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Luncheon arrangement. 1 leaf
  79. [8 Novembre 1938] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Tea invitation. 1 leaf
  80. [27 dec 1938] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  81. [21 Janvier 1939] From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements; the young man who cried all afternoon. 1 leaf
  82. 24 Aout 1939 From Sesame Club, London. Missing Choura. 1 leaf + envelope
  83. 9 Septembre 1939 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Outbreak of war; sense of outrage and horror. 2 leaves engraved notepaper + envelope
  84. 11 Septembre 1939 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Commiserations on Choura's husband's illness. 2 leaves + envelope
  85. 2 Octobre 1939 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. News of Pavlik in New York. 2 leaves + envelope
  86. 19 Octobre 1939 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. An anxious letter from Pavlik; working with Osbert on an aunt's journal. 2 leaves + envelope
  87. 16 Décembre 1939 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Nostalgia; pessimism; knitting; correcting proofs of her anthology. 2 leaves + envelope
  88. 1 Janvier 1940 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Sad reflections; Pavlik working on the illustrations for Osbert's book on China. 2 leaves + envelope
  89. 6 Aout 1940 From P.O.Box 506, Lisbon, Portugal. Anxious for news of Choura; news from Pavlik. 2 leaves + envelope examined by the German censor
  90. 12 Décembre 1944 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Joy at hearing from Choura after long years; condolences on her husband's death. 2 leaves + envelope examined by British censor
  91. 14 Janvier 1947 From Sesame Club, London. Pavlik's health. 3 leaves + envelope
  92. 22 September 1957 From Castello Di Montegufoni, Montagnana. Condolences on Pavlik's birthday; proposals for retrospective articles and exhibitions for Pavel. In English. 3 leaves
  93. 11 Novembre 1957 From Castello Di Montegufoni, Montagnana.Request for speedy dispatch of photographs of Pavel's work. 2 leaves
  94. 23 Fevrier 1958 From Sesame Club, London. Ill with Asian 'flu; no longer touring America; Osbert suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 2 leaves
  95. 12 Juillet 1958 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Suffering eye-strain and migraine from correcting proofs of 13th and 14th Century poems. 2 leaves
  96. 17 August 1958 From Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire. Condolences on anniversary of Pavlik's death; to autograph copies of her anthology. 2 leaves
  97. 27.07.1959 Telegram From London. Condolences.
  98. 2 May 1960 From Sesame Club, London. Illness following serious accident at Montegufoni; sadness of last years. 2 leaves
  99. 25 Mars 1961 From Sesame Club, London. Gratitude for gift of portrait; declining health of Osbert; her illness. 3 leaves
  100. 26.12.62 Telegram From London. Season's greetings.
  101. Undated. From Weston Hall, Towcester. Strike-bound Paris; Choura's unsuccessful law suit. 2 leaves
  102. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Sympathy on Choura's husband's illness. 1 leaf
  103. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Helen's illness. social arrangements. 1 leaf
  104. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Dinner invitation. 1 leaf
  105. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Luncheon invitation. 1 leaf
  106. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Has a cold; changes appointment. 1 leaf
  107. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Luncheon invitation; at work on broadcast; Helen's illness. 1 leaf
  108. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Choura has no heating - vodka sent; 'ma mère est venue pour me persecuter de nouveau'. 1 leaf
  109. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. New Year wishes. 1 leaf
  110. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Choura's deep sadness; Edith's understanding 1 leaf
  111. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Christmas wishes. 1 leaf
  112. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements; pressure from publisher; Choura's bad luck in the sweepstake. 1 leaf
  113. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  114. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Social arrangements. 1 leaf
  115. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Appointment cancelled; ill health. 1 leaf
  116. Undated. From 129 Rue Saint-Dominique, Paris. Easter greetings. 1 leaf


 

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