An autobiographical novel set in the musical culture of 1890s Leipzig, where Richardson was a student from 1889 to 1892. An international cast of music students perform, debate, love and drink in an intense and self-possessed world in Leipzig the context to Maurice's consuming obsession for the elusive Louise Dufrayer, an Australian femme fatale.
By:
Henry Handel Richardson Introduction by:
Clive Probyn Imprint: Sydney University Press Country of Publication: Australia Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 47mm
Weight: 685g ISBN:9781920899042 ISBN 10: 1920899049 Series:Australian Classics Library Pages: 628 Publication Date:01 July 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (Henry Handel) (1870-1946) was an Australian novelist and short story writer who spent much of her time living in Germany and in London.