THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.

August 1st 1954.

Dear Warrack,

I sent on to you all the proofs which Martin Shaw sent to me. The Rake is gone where he deserves!¹
I am getting rather anxious about the complete copies of This Day.²  Perhaps the solo singers have already had advance copies? Otherwise they will have very little time to study the work.
Yours sincerely,

R. Vaughan Williams

1. This refers to proofs of the carols from Oxford Book of Carols arranged by VW and Martin Shaw for female voices published by Oxford University Press in 1954 as English Traditional Carols.  The reference to the Rake is unclear.
2. This Day (Hodie), Catalogue of Works 1954/3.