1891. The American author Dole offers biographical sketches of 33 composers including: Bach, Handel; Haydn; Mozart; Beethoven; Rossini; Schubert; Chopin; Medelssohn; Schumann; Liszt; Wagner; Verdi; Franck; Saint-Saens; Tchaikovsky; Dvorak; Grieg; Debussy; and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.