john milne
12 norfolk street, strand
london
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To
MADAME ADELINA PATTI NICOLINI
EMPRESS OF SONG
Whose Transcendent Vocal and Histrionic Powers
HAVE
Contributed so largely to an adequate appreciation
of the genius of
VERDI
This Monograph of the Master is
by Expressed Permission
DEDICATED
[CONTENTS]
BIRTH, PARENTAGE, AND CHILD-LIFE