"As the author of this highly interesting volume rightly says, Verdi bibliography, particularly that in England, is not extensive, but he has made an important addition, a book that should be read by all admirers of the Italian composer. It is enriched with several well-executed portraits, and is fully indexed."--_Athenæum._ "A most interesting work. Did space permit, we could quote at length from this delightful book; but as it is, we must leave it to the reader to pick and choose for himself."--_Weekly Sun._ "A book full of interest both to musicians and laymen, embellished with a speaking likeness of Verdi as a frontispiece. A distinct and valuable addition to the scant Verdi literature in this country."--_Manchester Courier._ "An excellently-written and faithfully-compiled history of the rise and progress of a great composer, studded with gems of anecdote, and teeming with an appreciation that will find an echo in the heart of every lover of opera who reads it."--_Birmingham Gazette._ [Illustration: Logo] End of Project Gutenberg's A Desperate Voyage, by Edward Frederick Knight