biography
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Sitwell, Sir (Francis) Osbert (Sacheverell)
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| (1892–1969)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in London, UK, the brother of Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell. He was educated at Eton, served in World War 1, began writing poetry, and acquired notoriety with his satirical novel of the Scarborough social scene, Before the Bombardment (1927). He is best known for his five-volume autobiographical series, beginning with Left Hand: Right Hand (1944). Other collections of essays include Penny Foolish (1935) and Pound Wise (1963). He became a baronet in 1942. |
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