Walker-My_Musical_Ex.. - Walter Cosand

PREFACE
ably outlined in a little work called 'Advice to
Teachers,' by Adolf Henselt, which will, I hope,
shortly appear in print.
I likewise take this opportunity of thanking the
friends whose sympathy encouraged me both to begin
and to go on relating my musical experiences. My.
warmest and best thanks are, however, due to Mrs.
Alfred Marks, known in literary circles as the
authoress of ' The Masters of the World,' ' A Great
Treason,' and many other interesting and admirably
written novels. This lady, while my book was in
progress, gave me the benefit of her wide literary
experience in the form of many valuable hints and
suggestions, and when, owing to a severe attack of
ophthalmia, which during several weeks rendered it
impossible for me either to read or write, I would
have had to give up the idea of finishing it at least for
months to come, this kind friend, although then
deeply absorbed in a new work of her own, gave up
entire days not only to writing from my dictation, but
to the ungrateful drudgery of copying large portions
of my somewhat illegible writing, and seeing that the
whole MS. was in a fit condition for being sent to the
publisher.
The fresh matter contained in this edition consists
I. Of two traits relating to Sterndale Bennett, pages
24-32.
II. A short paragraph at page 83, and another at
page 212.
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