Memoirs Of An Artist: An Autobiography is a book written by Charles Gounod, a French composer who lived from 1818 to 1893. The book was published posthumously in 1895 and is a first-hand account of Gounod's life and career as a musician. In the book, Gounod describes his early years studying music in Paris, his travels to Italy and Germany to further his education, and his eventual rise to fame as a composer of operas, oratorios, and other works...