← Jessie FothergillKith and Kinby Jessie FothergillFind on Amazon↗About the authorJessie FothergillFothergill was a Lancashire novelist whose The First Violin is among the most popular Victorian novels of musical life, combining romance with a vivid evocation of German musical culture.More by Jessie FothergillThe First ViolinNovel centered on a young musician's aspirations and romantic entanglements→Healey→Probation→The Lasses of Leverhouse→