These intimate memoirs of one of the greatest composers of classical music, Ethel Smyth, are first-hand accounts of the remarkable woman's life in music and in the suffragette movement.

Ethel Smyth (1858-1944) was an English composer and the first woman in her field to be granted a damehood. First published in 1919, this autobiography highlights her wit and humour, while giving personal and reflective insights into her childhood and working life. Detailing her career journey, exploring her relationships with some of history's biggest names, and disclosing information regarding her activism for women's suffrage, Ethel Smyth's memoirs are a fascinating and insightful read.

- The Smyth Family Robinson

- Germany and Two Winters in Italy

- In the Desert

PART I
THE SMYTH FAMILY ROBINSON
CHAPTER I. (. . . to 1867), CHAPTER II. (. . . to 1867), CHAPTER III. (. . . to 1867), CHAPTER IV. (My Father), CHAPTER V. (My Mother), CHAPTER VI. (A Retrospect), CHAPTER VII. (1867-72), CHAPTER VIII. (1867-72), CHAPTER IX. (1867-72), CHAPTER X. (1872 and 1873), CHAPTER XI. (1873-75), CHAPTER XII. (1875 and 1876), CHAPTER XIII. (1876 and 1877)
PART II
GERMANY AND TWO WINTERS IN ITALY
CHAPTER XIV. (Summer 1877), CHAPTER XV. (Autumn 1877), CHAPTER XVI. (Winter 1877-78), CHAPTER XVII. (Winter 1877-78), CHAPTER XVIII. (Early in 1878), CHAPTER XIX. (Early in 1878), CHAPTER XX. (Early in 1878), CHAPTER XXI. (Spring 1878), CHAPTER XXII. (Summer 1878), CHAPTER XXIII. (Autumn and Winter 1878), CHAPTER XXIV. (Brahms), CHAPTER XXV. (Spring 1879), CHAPTER XXVI. (Summer 1879 to Summer 1880), CHAPTER XXVII. (Summer 1880 to Summer 1881), CHAPTER XXVIII. (Autumn 1881 to Autumn 1882), CHAPTER XXIX. (Autumn 1882 to Christmas 1882), CHAPTER XXX. (Christmas 1882 to Summer 1883), CHAPTER XXXI. (Summer 1883 to December 1883), CHAPTER XXXII. (December 1883 to Spring 1884), CHAPTER XXXIII. (Spring 1884), CHAPTER XXXIV. (Spring 1884 to Spring 1885)
PART III
IN THE DESERT
CHAPTER XXXV. (A Retrospect of 1884-85 to Summer 1885), CHAPTER XXXVI. (Summer 1885 to Autumn 1886), CHAPTER XXXVII. (Autumn 1886 to Autumn 1887), CHAPTER XXXVIII. (Autumn 1887 to Spring 1888), CHAPTER XXXIX. (Summer 1888 to Summer 1889), CHAPTER XL. (Summer 1889), CHAPTER XLI. (Autumn and Winter 1889), CHAPTER XLII. (Winter 1889 to Spring 1890), CHAPTER XLIII. (Spring and Summer 1890), CHAPTER XLIV. (Autumn 1890 to January 1891), CHAPTER XLV. (Epilogue)