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References
- ↑ Lionel Carley, Président de la Delius Society on ResMusica
- ↑ Lionel Carley – paper 2000
- ↑ Latest articles from Dr Lionel Carley on Telegraph and Argus
- ↑ Delius, a life in pictures on WorldCat
