The ''Mémoires de Hector Berlioz'' are an autobiography by French composer Hector Berlioz. First serialised in several contemporary journals including ''

Journal des Débats The ''Journal des débats'' ( French for: Journal of Debates) was a French newspaper, published between 1789 and 1944 that changed title several times. Created shortly after the first meeting of the Estates-General of 1789, it was, after the ou ...

'' and ''Le Monde Illustré'',HBerlioz.com , Original scan of a Mémoires serialisation in ''Le Monde Illustré''
their compilation into one book was completed on New Year's Day, 1865 Cairns, David (1999, 2000). Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness (1832-1869). Paperback, p.727

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Cairns, David (1999, 2000). ''Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness'' (1832-1869). Paperback, p.729

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year. Cairns, David (1999, 2000). Berlioz: Servitude and Greatness (1832-1869). Paperback, p.777

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.HumanitiesWeb.org , Berlioz biography
/ref> if biased, account of Berlioz's life, and are invaluable to anyone with an interest in the artistic life of the time.

Editions

*Berlioz, Hector, translated by Cairns, David (1865, 1912, 2002). ''The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz''. Hardback.

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References

External links

Full ''Mémoires'' on gutenberg.org (French)
Works by Hector Berlioz Music autobiographies Works originally published in Journal des débats Literature first published in serial form {{music-bio-book-stub