Nelson A Personal History

by Hibbert, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780201408003
• ISBN10: 0201408007
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-06-10
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

In this coloful, absorbing tale of Nelson's life on and off the high seas, Hibbert illuminates the admiral's personality, his personal and political friendships, his relationship with Sir William Hamilton, and his passionate love affair with Hamilton's wife, the beautiful Lady Emma, daughter of a blacksmith and once a London prostitute. Whether quarreling with royalty, wooing beautiful women around the world, or winning history's most famous sea battles, Hibbert's irascible Nelson is a character for all times.

Author Biography

Christopher Hibbert has written many well-received biographies, including, most recently, Queen Victoria. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Doctor of Letters of Leicester University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Illustration Acknowledgements	xiii
Author's Note	xv
Family Tree	xviii
Burnham Thorpe	1	(8)
Chatham, the Arctic and the West Indies	9	(15)
The Mosquito Shore	24	(6)
The North American Station	30	(8)
France and the Leeward Islands	38	(13)
The Island of Nevis	51	(10)
Norfolk	61	(13)
The Mediterranean	74	(8)
The Palazzo Sessa	82	(11)
Corsica	93	(12)
Cape St Vincent	105	(8)
Cadiz and Tenerife	113	(14)
Bath, London and Toulon	127	(10)
Abu Qir	137	(12)
Naples	149	(7)
Palazzo Reale	156	(16)
Palermo	172	(12)
The Bay of Naples	184	(12)
The Colli Palace	196	(10)
Germany	206	(19)
London and Fonthill	225	(11)
The Channel	236	(14)
The Kattegat	250	(10)
Copenhagen	260	(13)
The Thames Valley and Boulogne	273	(12)
Merton Place	285	(11)
The West Country	296	(16)
Surrey	312	(11)
The Victory	323	(16)
Return to Merton	339	(11)
Portsmouth	350	(8)
The Atlantic Approaches	358	(10)
Trafalgar	368	(10)
Mourning	378	(14)
St Paul's	392	(4)
The Fate of Characters Whose End is not Recorded in the Text	396	(18)
Chronology	414	(6)
References	420	(24)
Bibliography	444	(11)
Index	455