books.google.co.uk - Volume 2 covers the 1840s, a period designated as the Prussian Years. From 1846 Meyerbeer's journal becomes a consistent daily record, resulting in one of the most sustained depictions of a contemporary artistic, theatrical, and musical milieu ever kept by a famous composer. Illustrated....http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Diaries_of_Giacomo_Meyerbeer_1840_18.html?id=mFRLwQoJtI8C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer: 1840-1849