Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
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A brilliant, witty thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the twentieth century.
The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.
Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.
Author: Wesley Stace
Format: Paperback, 352 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 245 g
Published: 2011, Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
A brilliant, witty thriller set in the world of English classical music in the early years of the twentieth century.
The night before brilliant but erratic composer Charles Jessold's opera - about a betrayed husband who murders his wife and her lover - is due to open, Jessold is found dead, having apparently murdered his wife and her lover.
Leslie Shepherd, music critic and Jessold's collaborator on the opera, reflects on the scandalous affair in a dazzling, passionate and witty novel about the dangerous relationship between artist and critic.
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer