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the roamer @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 14:02 UTC

Spending a couple of days in the splendid home of my aristocratic friend N, house-sitting and dog-sitting whilst he is taking his vintage Bentley to a racing event.

When I stay in another's home, I try to find a book from my host's library that is new to me and that somehow reflects on the host's life and personality.

Today it is Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand. In four volumes, 1945-49. (Parts were published earlier in magazines from 1943.)

In my hand I hold the first edition of Vol I, published 1945. It was purchased by N's mother at the time, she signed it on the title page in her beautiful, energetic handwriting. N was a toddler when she read it.

I may quote a few passages over the next few days. Will post these separately, connected via the #OsbertSitwell tag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Sitwell

#Sitwell #LeftHandRightHand
#autobiographies #PersonalLibraries

#osbertsitwell #sitwell #lefthandrighthand #autobiographies #personallibraries

the roamer @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 14:02 UTC

Spending a couple of days in the splendid home of my aristocratic friend N, house-sitting and dog-sitting whilst he is taking his vintage Bentley to a racing event.

When I stay in another's home, I try to find a book from my host's library that is new to me and that somehow reflects on the host's life and personality.

Today it is Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand. In four volumes, 1945-49. (Parts were published earlier in magazines from 1943.)

In my hand I hold the first edition of Vol I, published 1945. It was purchased by N's mother at the time, she signed it on the title page in her beautiful, energetic handwriting. N was a toddler when she read it.

I may quote a few passages over the next few days. Will post these separately, connected via the #OsbertSitwell tag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Sitwell

#Sitwell #LeftHandRightHand
#autobiographies #PersonalLibraries

#osbertsitwell #sitwell #lefthandrighthand #autobiographies #personallibraries

the roamer @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 14:02 UTC

Spending a couple of days in the splendid home of my aristocratic friend N, house-sitting and dog-sitting whilst he is taking his vintage Bentley to a racing event.

When I stay in another's home, I try to find a book from my host's library that is new to me and that somehow reflects on the host's life and personality.

Today it is Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand. In four volumes, 1945-49. (Parts were published earlier in magazines from 1943.)

In my hand I hold the first edition of Vol I, published 1945. It was purchased by N's mother at the time, she signed it on the title page in her beautiful, energetic handwriting. N was a toddler when she read it.

I may quote a few passages over the next few days. Will post these separately, connected via the #OsbertSitwell tag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Sitwell

#Sitwell #LeftHandRightHand
#autobiographies #PersonalLibraries

#osbertsitwell #sitwell #lefthandrighthand #autobiographies #personallibraries

the roamer @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 14:02 UTC

Spending a couple of days in the splendid home of my aristocratic friend N, house-sitting and dog-sitting whilst he is taking his vintage Bentley to a racing event.

When I stay in another's home, I try to find a book from my host's library that is new to me and that somehow reflects on the host's life and personality.

Today it is Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand. In four volumes, 1945-49. (Parts were published earlier in magazines from 1943.)

In my hand I hold the first edition of Vol I, published 1945. It was purchased by N's mother at the time, she signed it on the title page in her beautiful, energetic handwriting. N was a toddler when she read it.

I may quote a few passages over the next few days. Will post these separately, connected via the #OsbertSitwell tag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Sitwell

#Sitwell #LeftHandRightHand
#autobiographies #PersonalLibraries

#personallibraries #autobiographies #lefthandrighthand #sitwell #osbertsitwell

the roamer @[email protected] · 2026-08-14 · 14:02 UTC

Spending a couple of days in the splendid home of my aristocratic friend N, house-sitting and dog-sitting whilst he is taking his vintage Bentley to a racing event.

When I stay in another's home, I try to find a book from my host's library that is new to me and that somehow reflects on the host's life and personality.

Today it is Osbert Sitwell's autobiography, Left Hand, Right Hand. In four volumes, 1945-49. (Parts were published earlier in magazines from 1943.)

In my hand I hold the first edition of Vol I, published 1945. It was purchased by N's mother at the time, she signed it on the title page in her beautiful, energetic handwriting. N was a toddler when she read it.

I may quote a few passages over the next few days. Will post these separately, connected via the #OsbertSitwell tag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_Sitwell

#Sitwell #LeftHandRightHand
#autobiographies #PersonalLibraries

#osbertsitwell #sitwell #lefthandrighthand #autobiographies #personallibraries