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Excerpt from The Vagabond
Go''rrsctk, the adored of the ladies, is about to leave us; he has given three concerts, each positively the last, and another is announced. Gottschalk''s career as an American artist, both at home and abroad, relieves us from the reproach of neither producing nor appreciating genius; for despite his numerous a?''ectations, and his ad captandum artifices, the handsome piano-player is a ge nius. I heard him play, a week ago, at the concert of the Philharmonic Society, and never was more impressed with his littleness and his greatness. He lounged listlessly towards the platform, scarcely vouchsafed a how of recognition as he snufi''ed up the incense of applause prof fered by his worshippers in pink bonnets, and sat down at the instrument. At first, his hands wandered lan guidly over the keys, and his eyes, soft and dreamy, but with a blasé expression strangely mingling with t)
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Go''rrsctk, the adored of the ladies, is about to leave us; he has given three concerts, each positively the last, and another is announced. Gottschalk''s career as an American artist, both at home and abroad, relieves us from the reproach of neither producing nor appreciating genius; for despite his numerous a?''ectations, and his ad captandum artifices, the handsome piano-player is a ge nius. I heard him play, a week ago, at the concert of the Philharmonic Society, and never was more impressed with his littleness and his greatness. He lounged listlessly towards the platform, scarcely vouchsafed a how of recognition as he snufi''ed up the incense of applause prof fered by his worshippers in pink bonnets, and sat down at the instrument. At first, his hands wandered lan guidly over the keys, and his eyes, soft and dreamy, but with a blasé expression strangely mingling with t)
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Adam Badeau
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ISBN - 9780483675858
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 380
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Adam Badeau
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ISBN - 9781330452837
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 382
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