So, today—February 23rd—is Handel’s birthday. Georg Friederich Händel was born in Halle, in Saxony (Central Germany) on February 23, 1685. He later changed his name to George Frideric Handel upon taking British citizenship. I have this hot pad hanging on my kitchen wall. It’s an amusing play on Handel’s name, a homophone with the word “handle” in English. And, of course, the phrase “too hot to handle” is often used to identify some topic that is too difficult to deal with. And the hot pad offers a picture of Handel in his long white wig. I’ve always assumed the wig was too hot to wear, but that’s another story.
I remind you of Handel’s birthday with the not very subtle aim of mentioning my book, The Handel Letters, which you can buy in print paperback or actually listen to if you wish by purchasing an audio copy at https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-handel-letters
I enjoyed researching Handel’s life and writing a kind of historical fiction based on what I learned about him. The book is long, but then Handel had a long and full life. Let me know if you get a chance to read or listen to it.
