Record Number: 20137

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Your preface to Aubrey is as delightful as it is learned, and Aubrey himself astonishes me more and more. Has there ever been a writer with more economy of phrase, or with a better gift of describing characters and appearances in two or three sentences? He seems to me to give every essential, and to cut off every wrapping which would take away from that essential. He is so companionable,too. I do think your valuation, your criticism, of him is one of the most discerning and enlightening pieces of criticism of our time, and I cannot tell you how grateful I am to you for giving me this book, so full of life, of warmth and of light....'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 16 Mar 1932 and 26 Apr 1932

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 22 Pembridge Mansions, Moscow Road

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Edith Sitwell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

7 Sep 1887

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Poet

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Aubrey

Title:

The Scandals and Credulities of John Aubrey

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1931, Peter Davies, London edited by John Collier

Provenance

owned
Sent as a gift from the Editor, John Collier

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20137

Source:

Print

Author:

Edith Sitwell

Editor:

Richard Greene

Title:

Selected Letters of Edith Sitwell

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

133

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Edith Sitwell, Richard Greene (ed.), Selected Letters of Edith Sitwell (London, 1998), p. 133, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=20137, accessed: 26 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

This is part of a letter dated 26th March 1932 written to the Editor, John Collier.