Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers [Vespers]

Words by A.A. Milne, Music by H. Fraser-Simson

MILNE, A.A. / FRASER-SIMSON, H.

MILNE, A.A. Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers [Vespers] Words by A.A. Milne, Music by H. Fraser-Simson

Ascherber, Hopwood & Crew, Ltd., 1924.

4to. Paper wrappers, lettered black, containing 5 pages of sheet music. A very near fine copy, short closed tear to the head of the spine, but clean and bright.

When the verses for When We Were Very Young first appeared in Punch, Milne was approached by numerous composers wishing to set them to music. He chose Fraser-Simson who was his neighbour in Chelsea - he wrote to his agent, Curtis Brown, "The music is exactly right".

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