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Little Masterpieces of Autobiography - Artists and Composers

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Artists and Composers is Volume 5 of Library of Little Masterpieces of Autobiography in Six Volumes published in 1913, and includes autobiographical writings of the following artists: Jean François Millet, Jules Breton, William Wegmore Story, James Nasmyth and William J. Stillman and composers: Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg and Joseph Haydn with brief editorial introductions.. Each chapter includes excerpts from letters, autobiographies, or diaries written by the specific artist or composer. (Note: Later revisions of the series in 1922 and 1926 have different contents and only include four volumes instead of six.) - Summary by J. M.Smallheer (4 hr 44 min)

Chapters

Preface

2:41

Read by J. M. Smallheer

Jean François Millet

26:22

Read by czandra

Jules Breton

44:19

Read by czandra

William Wetmore Story

52:39

Read by timothyFR

James Nasmyth

5:31

Read by Larry Wilson

William J. Stillman

5:23

Read by Lucy Kim

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn

26:08

Read by czandra

Wilhelm Richard Wagner

38:28

Read by jenno

Franz Liszt

14:35

Read by Availle

Charles François Gounod

21:22

Read by Isaac Barrow

Edvard Grieg

41:04

Read by Beeswaxcandle

Joseph Haydn

6:18

Read by Beeswaxcandle