Chapter 6. The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady The conversation of Rupert Grant had two great elements of interest-first, the long fantasias of detective deduction in which he was engaged, and, second, his genuine romantic interest in the life of London.
"The Club of Queer Trades"
G. K. Chesterton
Thalberg in after-years spoke of all his youthful productions with disdain, but his early works displayed not a little of the brilliant style of treatment which subsequently gave his fantasias a special place among compositions for the piano-forte.
"Great Violinists And Pianists"
George T. Ferris
A striking example of this is shown in the fantasias he composed on the different operas, a form of writing which reached its perfection in him.
"Great Violinists And Pianists"
George T. Ferris