As Louis NOHL says, "Whatever may have been the reason, gratitude, ignorance, helplessness in practical matters, or wish to have a wife at once-whatever may have been the motive, he married, and sorely suffered for it."
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
Louis NOHL speaks of this as written in a gentle and almost sorrowful tone!
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
Haydn's letters to her were published by NOHL, and you may read them in Lady Wallace's translation.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes