BOHN'S STANDARD LIBRARY

THE LIFE AND WORKS OF ROBERT SCHUMANN

GEORGE BELL & SONS

LONDON: YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN NEW YORK: 66, FIFTH AVENUE, AND BOMBAY: 53, ESPLANADE ROAD CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.

THE

LIFE AND WORKS

OF

ROBERT SCHUMANN

BY

AUGUST REISSMANN

TRANSLATED BY

ABBY LANGDON ALGER

LONDON

GEORGE BELL AND SONS

1900