16 August 1984: His canon of more than a 100 plays and books guarantees him a lasting place in 20th century English literature
‘They’ve been too long about giving me it,’ growled JB Priestley, when he joined the ranks of the Order of Merit - never more than 24 strong - after Benjamin Britten’s death. ‘There’ll be another vacancy very soon.’
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