Nelson by Carola Oman

Nelson by Carola Oman 

LORD NELSON

 biography of the one-eyed, one-armed English naval hero which traces in microscopic detail his personal and professional career, which at times takes issue with previous books about him, which uses not only standard sources but also material from Nelson's own letters and from accounts of contemporaries. Here is the boy who chose his career for himself, who, in spite of the influence of his uncle, Captain Suokling, proved the importance of his decision by his record of a speedy rise in the service. Then the man, pursued by ill-health, pursuing his dream of duty to his country; faithful in his marriage but losing his heart forever to Lady Hamilton. The many years a national hero, his devotion to his little daughter, Horatia, his deep concern over his dear Emma even in the drama of his death. None of the lustre of his career is lost in the telling, none of the gossipy details of his long romance, and the whole, though sometimes bogged in circumlocution, is a monumental work of re-creation.

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