| Description | Letter, written on headed paper of the Lord Chamberlain's office but addressed from Worcester, to Boosey as his publisher. He denies the authorship of 'The Narrow Seas' - 'not of my concoction' which may have been confused with 'The Fringes of the Fleet' because Kipling wrote the words for both. Letter is dated 9 January 1931.
'The Fringes of the Fleet' was a set of four songs for four baritone voices, first performed in 1917 as part of his patriotic contribution to the war effort. The songs were performed as a music hall turn, first at the London Coliseum and then on a regional tour. Source: Information supplied by the bookseller.
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