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Maurice Guest
Series: Australian Classics Library
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If you enjoy exploring complex human emotions and beautifully crafted narratives, this story set in early 20th-century Leipzig might captivate you. It weaves a tale of passion, ambition, and the enthralling power of music, all told with vivid characterisation and rich, evocative descriptions. Fans of literary fiction that delves into the intricacies of love and obsession may find this novel particularly compelling.
Maurice Guest
An autobiographical novel, Maurice Guest is set in the musical culture of 1890s Leipzig, where Richardson was a student from 1889 to 1892. The international cast of music students perform, debate, love, drink and play in the musical shadows of J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Richard Strauss and Bizet.
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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. This forms the context to Maurice's consuming obsession for the elusive Louise Dufrayer, an Australian femme fatale.
Maurice Guest immerses readers in a richly detailed world of artistic ambition and emotional turmoil, showcasing the complex interplay of passion and creativity in a vibrant cultural setting.
Series: Australian Classics Library
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ISBN: 9781920899042
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 July 2008
Country: Australia
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Introduction by Clive Probyn
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 47.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 685g
Pages: 628
About the Author
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.
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