George Frideric Handel by Herbert Francis Peyser provides a comprehensive look into the life and music of one of the most influential composers in history. Peyser delves into Handel's early years in Germany, his success in Italy, and his eventual move to England where he would create some of his most famous works.

The author does an excellent job of painting a vivid portrait of Handel, from his stubborn personality to his incredible talent for composing music. Peyser also explores the social and political climate of the time, providing valuable context for understanding the challenges and triumphs Handel faced throughout his career.

Overall, George Frideric Handel is a well-researched and engaging biography that will appeal to music enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Peyser's passion for the subject shines through in his writing, making this book a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about the life and work of this legendary composer.

Book Description:
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast achievements, extremes of good and ill fortune, and unending comings and goings that any attempt to force even a small part of it into the frame of a tiny, unpretentious booklet of the present sort is as hopeless as it is presumptuous.... Handel was time and again a composer of exquisitely delicate colorations, and sensuous style, not to say a largely unsuspected master of many subtle intricacies of rhythm. The present pamphlet, wholly without originality or novelty of approach, may, perchance, induce the casual reader to renew his interest in Handel’s prodigious treasury, so much of it neglected, not to say actually undiscovered by multitudes of music lovers. - Summary by Author's Foreword