What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Edith Sitwell
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SOLVED: Other > SOLVED. Looking for an author(s): eccentric British family, may have been friends with Virginia Woolf or Bloomsbury

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message 1: by Hannah (new)

Hannah Kelly (herfictionalfelicities) | 118 comments So I am not actually looking for a book. I am looking for a sibling set of authors that were part of a wealthy eccentric British family. They where what I think what would have been classified as early modernist proponents? But I am not sure. I think the sister's name was Eugenia. They wrote I think their own literary and art journals and were patrons to I think Virginia Woolf, or writers similar to the Bloomsbury set. If anyone recognizes this family I would appreciate it if you could respond with what their family name was? I just can't remember it? I just can't find any info about them. I realize this is a little obscure but I would really appreciate if anyone could come up with a name.


message 2: by Nocturnalux (new)

Nocturnalux | 11 comments Perhaps the Strachey family? Lytton Strachey is the best known but I am more familiar with Dorothy Strachey the author of Olivia.


message 3: by Kathy (new)

Kathy | 56 comments You're probably thinking of Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. In addition to being prolific writers themselves, they hosted a literary salon and discovered a great many up-and-coming authors.


message 4: by Hannah (new)

Hannah Kelly (herfictionalfelicities) | 118 comments Kathy wrote: "You're probably thinking of Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. In addition to being prolific writers themselves, they hosted a literary salon and..."

Yes this is it! I knew their name started with S!


message 5: by Hannah (new)

Hannah Kelly (herfictionalfelicities) | 118 comments Nocturnalux wrote: "Perhaps the Strachey family? Lytton Strachey is the best known but I am more familiar with Dorothy Strachey the author of Olivia."

This is interesting, but not quite what I think I remembered. :)


message 6: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44938 comments Mod
Great. Filing this under "Other."


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