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100 1  Jordan, Ruth, |d1926-1994. |?UNAUTHORIZED
245 10 Nocturne : |ba life of Chopin / |cRuth Jordan.
260    London : |bConstable, |c1978.
300    286 pages, leaf of plate, 12 pages of plates : |billustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; |c23 cm
336    text |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |2rdamedia
338    volume |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.
505 0  A Frenchman in Warsaw -- Child prodigy -- Adolescence -- Branching out -- Enter Chopin -- Emotional gropings -- On his own -- A pole in Paris -- Delphina -- The rise and fall of a matrimonial project -- Preludes -- Like a family -- Years of glory -- The glory and the agony -- Parting -- A London season -- In Scotland and England -- Not alone.
520    Disclosing intimate correspondence that may alter the traditional image of Chopin, this biography portrays the composer as a reticent man who was attracted to dominating women and who longed for a warm, stable family life.
600 10 Chopin, Frédéric, |d1810-1849. |=^A16232
650  0 Composers |zPoland |vBiography. |=^A513771
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