▁to ▁the ▁dev out ▁bel ie vers ▁in ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁Bay re uth ." ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁wife ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁married ▁V era ▁H ands , ▁a ▁former ▁music ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Institute , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁finding ▁B irmingham ▁" un mus ical , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁way ▁un c ult ured ", ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁as ▁music ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Ob server . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁resist ed ▁any ▁move ▁to ▁London , ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁undert ake ▁the ▁daily ▁schedule ▁of ▁routine ▁concert s ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁expected ▁of ▁music ▁critics ▁on ▁London ▁daily ▁papers , ▁but ▁The ▁Ob server ▁offered ▁him ▁conditions ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁ir res ist ibly ▁con gen ial . ▁ ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁New man ▁was ▁induced ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁rival ▁Sunday ▁Times . ▁As ▁the ▁critic ▁of ▁a ▁Sunday ▁paper , ▁New man ▁" could ▁pick ▁out ▁the ▁more ▁interesting ▁musical ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁and ▁discuss ▁them ▁in ▁conj unction ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁air ▁of ▁compar ative ▁le is ure . ▁His ▁week ly ▁articles ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁val ued ▁feature ▁which ▁all ▁mus ically ▁mind ed ▁people ▁had ▁to ▁read ." ▁He ▁remained ▁at ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁nearly ▁forty ▁years ▁later , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁break ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁guest ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁New