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The life of Hector Berlioz as written by himself in his letters and memoirs

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1. Front matter 2. ILLUSTRATIONS 3. INTRODUCTION 4. CHRONOLOGY 5. I LA CÔTE SAINT-ANDRÉ 6. II ESTELLE 7. III MUSIC AND ANATOMY 8. IV PARIS 9. V CHERUBINI 10. VI MY FATHER’S DECISION 11. VII PRIVATION 12. VIII FAILURE 13. IX A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 14. X WEBER 15. XI HENRIETTE 16. XII MY FIRST CONCERT 17. XIII AN ACADEMY EXAMINATION 18. XIV FAUST—CLEOPATRA 19. XV A NEW LOVE 20. XVI LISZT 21. XVII ITALY A Wild Interlude 22. XVIII ITALIAN MUSIC 23. XIX IN THE MOUNTAINS 24. XX NAPLES—HOME 25. XXI MARRIAGE 26. XXII NEWSPAPER BONDAGE 27. XXIII THE REQUIEM 28. XXIV FRIENDS IN NEED 29. XXV BRUSSELS—PARIS OPERA CONCERT 30. XXVI HECHINGEN—WEIMAR 31. XXVII MENDELSSOHN—WAGNER 32. XXVIII A COLOSSAL CONCERT 33. XXIX THE RAKOCZY MARCH 34. XXX PARIS—RUSSIA—LONDON 35. XXXI MY FATHER’S DEATH—MEYLAN 36. XXXII POOR OPHELIA 37. XXXIII DEAD SEA FRUIT 38. XXXIV 1863—GATHERING TWILIGHT 39. XXXV THE TROJANS 40. XXXVI ESTELLE ONCE MORE 41. XXXVII THE AFTERGLOW 42. XXXVIII DARKNESS AND LIGHT 43. INDEX

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