xiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 640 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [621]-625) and index.
Contents:
Foundations for life -- Captain Suckling's legacy -- Five frustrating years -- Trying to get noticed -- Black marks and on the beach -- Melpomene, Minerve, La Fortune -- Totally neglected -- My disposition can't bear tame and slow measures -- It is active young men that are wanted, not drones -- Into the limelight -- Hubris -- The Admiralty dips for Nelson -- The hero ascends -- The Nile -- Hero meets heroine -- Disappointments dilemmas and disharmony -- Neapolitan affairs -- Soulmates -- Public fame & private pain -- Bitter-sweet emotions -- Copenhagen -- Phoney war -- Fame without fortune -- Commander-in-chief -- Waiting -- French diversions -- Dame Fortune's last favour.
Subject Terms:
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758–1805. | Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century. | Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century. | Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Biography. | Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography. | Nelson, Frances, Lady, 1761–1831. | Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1765–1815.