The writer Ronald Duncan began as a playwright and a poet, and wrote fiction, opera librettos, books about farming in Devon, journalism, and three riveting autobiographies.
Duncan (1914 – 1982) knew many significant people of his time. Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Gandhi, Gerald Brenan and Benjamin Britten were among those he worked with. He also co-founded the English Stage Company at Royal Court Theatre, in London.
The Archive has fifty-one letters and postcards written to Duncan by the composer Benjamin Britten. There are manuscripts of published and unpublished plays and stories, and fascinating letters to and from a multitude of correspondents. There are 1700 items in the collection. Contact us to see any of this material.
The Archive is supported by the Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation. The Foundation welcomes grant applications.
