The Madman's Orchestra by Edward Brooke-Hitching

The Madman's Orchestra by Edward Brooke-Hitching

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Summary

From the bestselling author and former BBC QI Elf comes a fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of music. In The Madman’s Orchestra, join Edward Brooke-Hitching as he lifts the curtain on the strangest episodes from the entire history of music, taking us on a backstage tour of surprising and eccentric stories.

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The Madman's Orchestra by Edward Brooke-Hitching

From the bestselling author andformer BBCQIElf comes a fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey through the entire history of music. In The Madmans Orchestra, join Edward Brooke-Hitching as he lifts the curtain on the strangest episodes from the entire history of music, taking us on a backstage tour of surprising and eccentric stories.
Edward Brooke-Hitching is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling books The Phantom Atlas (2016), The Golden Atlas (2018), The Sky Atlas (2019), The Madman's Library (2020) and The Devil's Atlas (2021), all of which have been translated into numerous languages; he is also the author of Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports (2015). He is a writer for the BBC series QI. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an incurable cartophile, he lives surrounded by dusty heaps of old maps and books in Berkshire.
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ISBN 13 9781398532403
ISBN 10 1398532401
Title The Madman's Orchestra
Author Edward Brooke-Hitching
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published 2025-10-23
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.