George Grove, music and Victorian culture

Preface and acknowledgements PART 1: GROVE'S WORLD Introduction: The Many Interests of a Great Victorian M.Musgrave Grove the Man: Background, Temperament and Ambition C.Clarke & M.Musgrave Describing and Evaluating: Grove on Technology, Geography, Exploration and Literature M.Musgrave PART 2: THE SCHOLAR AND WRITER 'The Other Dictionary': Grove's Work in Editing Dr Smith's Dictionary of the Bible P.M.Young The Making of a Scholar: Grove's Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schubert M.Musgrave Not just 'G': Towards a History of the Programme Note C.Bashford PART 3: AT MACMILLAN Grove as Editor of Macmillan's Magazine 1868-1883 R.T.Van Arsdel Roots of a Tradition: The First Dictionary of Music and Musicians L.Langley PART 4: THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC Grove's Role in the Founding of the RCM D.Wright Grove as First Director of the RCM J.Ritterman The Documentary Legacy: Grove's Library and Papers at the RCM P.Horton Chronology Appendicies Bibliography Index