Paganini / by Renée de Saussine ; preface by Jacques Thibaud ; translated by Marjorie Laurie.
| Author/creator | Saussine, Renée de, 1897- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Hutchinson, [1953] |
| Description | 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Italy. The dream -- The Passo di Gatta Mora -- Paganini's first tours: his "Caprices" -- Princesses -- "Farewell! Keep pure and chaste" -- Friendships -- Rivals -- Carnivals -- Romance in Naples -- A cure of asses' milk -- Antonia Bianchi -- Part II: Austria, Germany, Poland. The pasha of Egypt's giraffe -- The sorcerer's apprentice -- Eastern Europe -- Headquarters: Frankfurt on the main -- "The devil must have guided my hand" -- Part III. France, England, Italy. "The loge infernale, or the devil's box" -- "Io voglio sverginare a Parigi" -- Breakers -- John Bull -- The ladies of the north -- Parma violets -- The casino Paganini -- Tragic muse -- Charon's barque -- Appendix. Compositions by Nicolo Paganini. |
| General note | With 18 illustrations. |
| General note | Published in French in 1938 under title: Paganini le magicien. |
| General note | "Compositions by Nicolò€ Paganini": pages 251-254. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 255-256. |
| LCCN | 53035963 |