Download or read book The Mysteries of Beethoven's Hair written by Russell Martin Lydia Nibley and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the life of the Austrian composer, along with the story of a lock of his hair cut by a barber after his death, which was kept by various owners and the analysis of which revealed the high level of lead present in the composer's body.