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Letters from a life : the selected letters of Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 : volume three 1946-1951 / edited by Donald Mitchell, Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke

This third volume of correspondence spans 1946 to 1951, documenting the post-war revitalisation of the British arts and the founding of the Aldeburgh Festival. The collection includes letters to prominent literary and musical figures, supported by detailed annotations.

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