September 27, 2012

Pompous Circumstances

Caroline Alice Roberts, a girl from a wealthy family, was disowned by her parents when in 1899 she insisted on marrying the poor son of a Catholic piano tuner. Her husband went on to become a famous composer, Sir Edward Elgar.

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