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Anne Ford Thicknesse

By Clay Lane

A young English girl in Dr Johnson’s London struggles to share her gift for music.

134

Beethoven’s First

Everyone wanted to know who Beethoven’s favourite composer was.

135

‘My English Joy’

By Sir William Sterndale Bennett

In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.

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Sir William Sterndale Bennett

Acclaimed in Germany as a composer on a par with Mendelssohn himself, Bennett sacrificed his life and talents for music in Britain.

137

Mir Kasim

By Clay Lane

The East India Company installed Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal, only to find that he had a mind of his own.

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Dr Johnson and the Critic’s Ambush

By James Boswell

A literary man tries to trick Samuel Johnson into an honest opinion, which was neither necessary nor very rewarding.