books.google.ca - In 1848, Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) decided to prepare his "Memoirs." Not a formal autobiography, but a series of letters, essays and chapters from earlier volumes of recollections tied together with additional commentary, its preparation occupied the composer for eight years. When he had finished it,...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Memoirs_of_Hector_Berlioz.html?id=MlNY2QgZ3OwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMemoirs of Hector Berlioz