Despite her prickly nature and sense of persecution Edith Sitwell was always quick to recognise and praise a talented new writer.

ECONOMIST: She was as highly regarded as W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot

Richard Greene's excellent biography of Edith Sitwell is informative, witty and entertaining.

ECONOMIST: She was as highly regarded as W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot