Cooke, Stewart - The Letters of Dr Charles Burney

Follows Charles Burney's correspondence from 1800 to 1806 as he retires from teaching but continues to write, publish, and travel
• Provides insights into the dynamics of the Burney family
• Many of these letters are printed for the first time
• Details Burney's musical opinions and views on musical theory and practice

The letters illuminate the later life of a music teacher, composer, and man of letters. They provide an inside view of a seminal figure in the field of music history who was also the head of a renowned family, two of whose daughters became successful novelists, one of whose sons was a prominent classical scholar, and a second who sailed with, and wrote about, the voyages of Captain Cook.