Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. List of Abbreviations and Editions Used in the Text viii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 On Not Writing Opera 25
7. Chapter 2 Killing the Pianist in the House 48
8. Chapter 3 Death in Effigy 69
9. Chapter 4 Fugues, Flights and Free Association 90
10. Chapter 5 What It Really Means to be English 113
11. Chapter 6 Only Suggest 137
12. Bibliography 154
13. Index 166