{"product_id":"the-heaviest-of-swells-vol-christopher-beeching-9781909381117","title":"The Heaviest of Swells Vol III","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Heaviest of Swells\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA life and times in the Music Hall \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume III \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1877-1884\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume II of Christopher Beeching's highly praised biography of the \u003cem\u003eLion Comique\u003c\/em\u003e George Leybourne ended with the erroneous reporting of Leybourne's death. Volume III picks up with this false news being rapidly and cruelly spread around the music halls and in all the major newspapers, with the publication of a fake 'Memorial' poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Volume III of \u003cem\u003eThe Heaviest of Swells\u003c\/em\u003e, Beeching continues to delve into the trials and tribulations of Leybourne, as he struggles with yet more ill health, and the vagaries of life as a star of the Victorian music hall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeybourne's continual arguments with his agents and alleged committal to a mental asylum ultimately led to diminished bookings and disgruntled managements, exacting a huge toll on \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeybourne's professional and personal life, hastening his premature death at the age of forty-two. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn unravelling and dissecting Leybourne's life and songs, Beeching, in his unique and entertaining style, brings their relevance to both the Victorian period and today into sharp focus. As George himself sang in 1877, \"There's Nothing New Under the Sun.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Beeching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 190938111X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909381117\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Foote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Christopher Beeching","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47931226718463,"sku":"9781909381117","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1119d4d1-972a-4245-87c4-f3ae8f66892f.jpg?v=1766347314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heaviest-of-swells-vol-christopher-beeching-9781909381117","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}