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The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook
Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook, Vol. 1 of 2 James Hook, the well-known composer, was a native of Norwich, born in the year 1746. He had been intended originally for some active employment, but evincing at an early age a decided taste for music, and having been rendered incompetent by an accident which deprived him of the use of one of his feet, for the occupation proposed, his parents were induced to procure for him such instruction in his favourite science as their means would allow; he was accord ingly placed with a gentleman named Garland, and in due time, obtained the post of organist in one of the churches of his native city. Thence proceeding to London, he wa...
The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook
Excerpt from The Life and Remains of Theodore Edward Hook A Few years before his death, Mr. Theodore Hook placed a selection from his contributions to the "John Bull" newspaper in the hands of Mr. Bentley for publication; some way was made with the work, which was to have been called "Bull's Mouth," and part was actually printed off; circumstances, however, intervened which led to the postponement of the plan, and it was not resumed till about eighteen months ago, when Mr. Bentley first proposed that I should undertake the editing the volumes in question, and should prefix to them a short memoir referring mainly to Mr. Hook's literary career. To this, after some hesitation, and after learnin...
