Henry Sutherland Edwards (1828–1906) was a British journalist. He was born in

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, and educated in London and

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. He was correspondent of ''

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'' at the coronation of Alexander II of

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, in the camp of the

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s at

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(1862–63), and at

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army headquarters during the Franco-Prussian War. In 1865 he took over the role of chief music critic on ''

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'' from Howard Glover and he was a regular contributor to ''

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''.

Selected publications

''The Russians at Home''
(1861) *''The Polish Captivity: An Account of the Present Position of the Poles in the Kingdom of Poland, and in the Polish Provinces of Austria, Prussia, and Russia'' (1863)
''The Life of Rossini''
(1869) *''The Germans in France'' (1874)
''The Russians at Home and the Russians Abroad''
(1879, Vol. 1 is an abridgment of the 1861 book ''Russians at Home''. Vol. 2 deals with political issues.)
''The Lyrical Drama: Essays on Subjects, Composers, & Executants of Modern Opera'' (1881)
ref> *''The Case of Reuben Malachi'' (1886) *''The

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: Her History and Surroundings from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century'' (two volumes, 1888) *'' Rossini and His School'' (1895) *''Personal Recollections'' (1900) *

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