Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer

Set amid growing anti-German sentiment, as English composers turned to folk song to create a truly national music, this novel also explores the relationship between critic and artist, in particular the distorting effects of the biographical approach to criticism.


Genre: Historical

"Brilliant." - Jonathan Coe

"A tremendously imaginative novel... beneath its sparkling surface there are some very murky depths. A wonderfully disquieting read." - Sarah Waters