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Release date is 2012-02-22

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"Charles Auchester, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Elizabeth Sara Sheppard is a novel published in 1853. The story centers on a gifted circle of musicians in England and Germany, narrated by the title character. At its heart is the Chevalier Seraphael, an idealized portrait of composer Felix Mendelssohn, whose artistic and moral influence shapes his talented friends and students. Notable for its positive portrayal of Jewish musicality, the novel explores music's transformative power and remained popular for over seventy years. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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