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All Summer in a Day

All Summer in a Day

Sitwell, Sacheverell

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ISBN10: 1025267303
ISBN13: 9781025267302
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
All Summer in a Day is an evocative autobiographical fantasia by the distinguished writer Sacheverell Sitwell. Rather than a standard linear memoir, Sitwell presents a series of impressionistic vignettes that capture the essence of his early life and the sensory landscape of a vanished era. Through poetic prose and vivid imagery, the author explores the interplay between memory, art, and environment, creating a rich psychological portrait of his formative years.

The work is renowned for its stylistic elegance and its ability to elevate personal recollection into a broader meditation on the nature of perception and the passage of time. Sitwell's narrative meanders through historical settings and internal reflections, offering readers a unique glimpse into the mind of one of the 20th century's most idiosyncratic literary figures. All Summer in a Day remains a significant contribution to English literature, prized for its aesthetic depth and its innovative approach to the autobiographical form. This work is an essential piece for scholars of the Sitwell family and enthusiasts of modernist prose who appreciate the blending of history, art, and personal philosophy.

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