Bibliography
Throughout the years, many books have been written, revised and re-published about Melba.
As research is completed, many more publications and related documents will be added to this list.
Publications about Melba
A. Blainey, I am Melba, Black Inc, Melbourne, 2008.
J. Hetherington, Melba: A biography, F.W. Cheshire Pty Ltd, Melbourne, 1967.
N. Melba, Melodies and Memories, Thornton Butterworth Ltd, London, 1925.
A. Murphy, Melba: A Biography, Doubleday, Page & Co, New York, 1909.
T. Radic, Melba The Voice of Australia, The Macmillan Company of Australia Ltd, Melbourne, 1986.
Sue Thompson and Wanda McPherson, Melba: Important Dates of her Life, Melbourne, Lilydale & District Historical Society 1999).
Sue Thompson, Melba The Legend in the Making, Lilydale & District Historical Society, Melbourne, 1989.
Sue Thompson, Melba Lilydale’s Queen of Song, Lilydale & District Historical Society, Melbourne, 1990.
Pamela Vestey, Melba A Family Memoir, Pamela Vestey, Melbourne, 2000.
Opera and performances
Pitts Sanborn, The Metropolitan Book of the Opera, New York, Garden City Publishing Co, 1942.
The Victrola Book of the Opera, Camden New Jersey, Victor Talking Machine Company, 1924.
Harold Rosenthal, Opera at Covent Garden A Short History, Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1967.
Books with Melba references
M. Marchesi, Marchesi and Music Passages From The Life Of A Famous Singing Teacher, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1892.
John Moody, Melba’s Richmond some Recollections of an Era 1860 – 1930, Dame Nellie Melba Free Kindergarten, Melbourne, 1981.
M.O. Reid, The Ladies Came to Stay: a study of education of girls at the Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Melbourne 1875-1960 (Melbourne the Council 1960).
Colin Thiele, Heysen of Hahndorf (Australia, David Heysen Productions, 2001).
Sue Thompson, Prosperity & Progress (1889-1989) The History of the former Lillydale Shire Offices (Melbourne, Lilydale & District Historical Society 1989).
Pamela Vestey, David Mitchell A Forfar Man, Pamela Vestey, Melbourne, 1992.
Documents
John Mitchell, David Mitchell Melbourne Builder 1852-1899, Dept. Architecture and Building, University of Melbourne.
Other publications
Michael Aspinall, Nellie Melba The London Recordings 1904-1926, EMI Records Lt, London, 1976.
Helen Macpherson Smith, A Child of Cave Hill, Helen Macpherson Smith, Albury 1995.
James Rouget, Shire of Lilydale Past and Present 1837-1923, James Rouget, St Kilda, Melbourne, 1923.
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