THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[29 April 1949]

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.