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I do not recommend this book. I understand what the author was trying to do - paint a picture of everything else that was going on in 1824 including poets, philosophers, artists, revolutions, etc. However, it was poorly organized - I mean severely disorganized. At times the author would be rambling on about himself without any real point to be made. The author would do disorganized mini bios on other people who were around in 1824 while jumping between that mini bio to another mini bio back to Beethoven. Im certain there are better books out there about Beethoven and the times in which he lived.