Miska Hauser's letters from Australia, 1985-1987

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Series 38

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Miska Hauser's letters from Australia was translated from German by Colin Roderick and edited by Roderick and Hugh Anderson. It was published by Red Rooster Press in 1988. Miska Hauser, (1822-1887) a child prodigy violinist, was born in Pressburg, Hungary. After his education at the Vienna Conservatorium he began concert tours in Europe at the age of 18. Between 1853 and 1858 he made a grand tour of America and Australia. He wrote numerous letters to Europe describing his experiences and these were published regularly in the Ost-Deutsche Post in Austria and then as a collection with the title Aus dem wanderbuche eines osterreichischen virtuosen (1859 and 1860). His 28 letters written during his four years in Australia make up the text of this book.

The series consists of correspondence with Colin Roderick, notes and journal articles on Miska Hauser, draft manuscript, paste-up copy, galley proofs and corrections.

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Anderson, Hugh

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