Description

• Follows Charles Burney’s correspondence from 1785 to 1793 as he attends concerts and operas, associates with Josef Haydn, and discusses literary and musical subjects with a wide network of colleagues and friends
• Vividly recreates London life in the eighteenth century and the Georgian period
• Many of these letters are printed for the first time
• Detailed scholarly notes explain fully the personal, historical, literary, and musical context

Contents

1. General Editor’s Preface
2. Acknowledgements
3. List of Illustrations
4. Preface
5. Introduction
6. A Chronology of Charles Burney
7. Short Titles and Abbreviations
8. LETTERS OF CHARLES BURNEY
9. Appendices
10. Index