Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to John Buckland
Letter No.:
VWL5038
[29 April 1949]
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Dear Buckland
Thankyou for your letter.
I return your friend's letter which I hope he will not send1
You are wrong about Britten - pushing may boost up a bad man for a bit - but eventually it will fail unless there is something to push - & Britten proves that he has this2
Yrs
R Vaughan Williams
1. The context for this is not clear, but may relate to political views expressed to VW by Buckland.
2. Benjamin Britten.
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Music-related Autograph Collection Box 11, Folder V38 Letter 036
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