The author of this biography tried to avoid simple chronological reproduction of documents. To give readers a more complete portrait of Schumann, he often cites the composer's letters and his literary writings. Moreover, he took the liberty of occasionally commenting in his own words on or supplementing the utterances of the great composer. But, of course, the book is compiled in such a way that the reader will not doubt for a moment whether he is dealing with the words of Schumann himself or with the text of the compiler. Thus, this book became a kind of combination of diary and biography .. And, perhaps, thanks to this, it is best able to bring the personality of the composer closer to the reader .. In fact, even in this form, the book can only be a remark on the margins of the wonderful book of life of Robert Schumann, a footnote to his music that sounds in our souls.