Maurice Guest

Maurice Guest is a novel written by Henry Handel Richardson, first published in 1908. The story is set in Leipzig, Germany, in the late 19th century and follows the life of Maurice Guest, a young Australian musician who has come to study at the Leipzig Conservatorium. Maurice is ambitious and talented, but also naive and inexperienced in the ways of the world. As he navigates the world of classical music, Maurice becomes involved in a complex love triangle with two women: Louise Dufrayer, a beautiful and talented pianist, and her friend, the more reserved and practical Meta Grainger. Maurice is torn between his passion for music and his desire for love, and he finds himself struggling to balance his artistic ambitions with his personal relationships. The novel is a vivid portrayal of the world of classical music in the late 19th century, with detailed descriptions of the conservatory, the concerts, and the social scene. It also explores themes of love, ambition, and the conflict between artistic ideals and practical realities. Maurice Guest is considered a classic of Australian literature and a landmark in the development of the Australian novel.1922. The Australian author, Henry Handel Richardson's (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson), is best remembered for The Fortunes of Richard Mahony trilogy. Her novel, Maurice Guest, plays out the history of Maurice and Louise against the background of the musical life in Leipzig, of which she has intimate knowledge, having studied music there herself. The other figures in the drama, Madeleine, Krafft, Ephie, Schwarz's wife, landladies and musical students, are inevitably pieces in the principal game, and yet are never deliberately so placed there by the author in order to assist the final catastrophe. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.