The Madman's Orchestra

The Greatest Curiosities from the History of Music

Edward Brooke-Hitching

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Simon & Schuster
01 December 2025

Music; Music reviews & criticism; Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles

PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT: A beautifully illustrated coffee table book full of strange and eccentric stories about music.

CONTINUATION OF WEIRD, STRANGE HISTORY OF ART: Madman's Orchestra continues the MADMAN series from Edward Brooke-Hitching, following from Madman's Gallery (1.5K in ANZ) and Madman's Library (3.5K in ANZ).

By: Edward Brooke-Hitching
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 6,248mm, Width: 4,801mm,
ISBN: 9781398532403
ISBN 10: 1398532401
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Edward Brooke-Hitching is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling books The Phantom Atlas (2016), The Golden Atlas (2018), The Sky Atlas (2019), The Madman's Library (2020) and The Devil's Atlas (2021), all of which have been translated into numerous languages; he is also the author of Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports (2015). He is a writer for the BBC series QI. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and an incurable cartophile, he lives surrounded by dusty heaps of old maps and books in Berkshire.

Reviews for The Madman's Orchestra: The Greatest Curiosities from the History of Music

'One of the most brilliantly illustrated and totally compelling books about music ever put together. A symphony of the weird and wonderful. On every page there are revelations and a tumult of jaw-dropping images. Edward’s book is a fantastic thing to look at, a cornucopia of discoveries' -- Tom Service, BBC Radio 3