A Brief Guide to The Sound of Music
50 Years of the Legendary Musical and the Family who Inspired It
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2015
Summary
Everyone has heard the songs from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. The stage show was a roaring success in New York and London, and the much-loved feature film, directed by Hollywood veteran Robert Wise, continues to be a staple of television schedules 50 years after its release in 1965.
In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Paul Simpson explores the incredible story of the Von Trapp family and their escape from the Third Reich in all its incarnations, from…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472118745 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147211874X |
| Author: | Paul Simpson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 159mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
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Critics Review
Essential guide to the iconic film.
One of the smaller volumes in a bumper year for Sound of Music books, but it has a lot of good things about it … I’m certainly glad I picked it up! - Cozynook
About The Author
Paul Simpson
Paul Simpson has written on a wide variety of topics, with his recent books including an acclaimed overview of conspiracy theories, a history of spying since the Second World War, an anthology of prison breaks, and examinations of the careers of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Stephen King as well as the world of L. Frank Baum s Oz. He has been a conductor and musical director for over thirty years and runs three choirs near to his home in a small village north of Brighton, England.
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