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GIACOMO PUCCINI Frontispiece
From an autographed copy of a photograph by Bertieri, Turin, in the possession of the author
PUCCINI'S BIRTHPLACE IN THE VIA DEL POGGIO, LUCCA 8
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
CHURCH OF ST. PIETRO, SOMALDI WHERE PUCCINI WAS ORGANIST 12
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI AND FONTANA, THE LIBRETTIST AT THE TIME 18
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI'S VILLA AT TORRE DEL LAGO 22
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI IN HIS 24-H.P. "LA BUIRE" MOTOR-CAR 24
From a photograph by R. de Guili & Co., Lucca
PUCCINI AFTER A "SHOOT" 28
From a photograph by S. Ernesto Arboco
PUCCINI IN HIS STUDY AT TORRE DEL LAGO 40
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI IN HIS MILAN HOUSE 48
From a photograph specially taken by Adolfo Ermini, Milan
PUCCINI MANUSCRIPT SCORE. FROM THE SECOND ACT OF "TOSCA" 50
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
MISS ALICE ESTY AS MIMI IN "LA BOHÈME" 68
From a photograph lent by Madame Alice Esty
PUCCINI MANUSCRIPT SCORES. FROM THE LAST ACT OF "LA BOHÈME" 72
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
*PUCCINI IN "MORNING DRESS" (NATIONAL PEASANT COSTUME) AT TORRE DEL LAGO 82
*PUCCINI SHOOTING ON THE LAKE AT TORRE DEL LAGO 82
*PUCCINI SNOWBALLING IN SICILY 86
*PUCCINI WRESTLING AT POMPEII 86
*PUCCINI DESCENDING ETNA ON A MULE 90
*PUCCINI ON HIS FARM AT CHIATRI 90
PUCCINI AT TORRE DEL LAGO IN HIS MOTOR-BOAT "BUTTERFLY" 96
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI'S MANUSCRIPT. FIRST SKETCH FOR THE END OF THE FIRST ACT OF "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" 102
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
PUCCINI'S MANUSCRIPT SCORES. FROM THE FIRST ACT OF "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" 112
From a photograph lent by Messrs. Ricordi
*From a series of snapshots given to the author by Signor Puccini (Copyright reserved)