William Ashton Ellis (1852-1919) abandoned his medical career in
order to devote himself to his Wagner studies. Best known for his
translations of Wagner's prose works and of Carl Friedrich
Glasenapp's multi-volume biography of the composer, Ellis published
in 1911 this English translation of Wagner's Familienbriefe,
spanning the years 1832-74. An inveterate letter writer, Wagner was
the youngest-but-one of ten children and Ellis describes the
character of these letters to his sisters, his mother, his
brother-in-law and his nieces as a reflection of the composer in
the 'driest and most neutral of lights', claiming that within the
family it is impossible to be pretentious. An appendix by
Glasenapp, giving brief biographical details of family members, is
also included. Despite the stylistic idiosyncrasies of the
translations, these letters remain of importance, capturing
something of the tone of Wagner's prose style and shedding light on
his extraordinary life.
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