This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

A critical portrayal of Chopin’s personality as revealed through his relationships with select contemporaries and based on documents and correspondence, including five letters previously unpublished in English.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…