Nelson

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In this colorful, 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. Zusammenfassung A fresh look at the one-eyed, one-armed scoundrel of the seas, and the most celebrated admiral of all time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Burnham Thorpe Chatham! the Arctic and the West Indies The Mosquito Shore The North American Station France and the Leeward Islands The Island of Nevis Norfolk The Mediterranean The Palazzo Sessa Corsica Cape St Vincent Cadiz and Tenerife Bath! London and Toulon Ab Qr Naples Naples Palazzo Reale Palermo The Bay of Naples The Colli Palace Germany London and Fonthill The Channel The Kattegat Copenhagen The Thames Valley and Boulogne Merton Place The West Country Surrey The Victory Return to Merton Portsmouth The Atlantic Approaches Trafalgar Mourning St Pauls * The Fate of Characters Whose End Is Not Recorded in the Text

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

In this colorful, 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.

Zusammenfassung
A fresh look at the one-eyed, one-armed scoundrel of the seas, and the most celebrated admiral of all time.

Inhalt

• Burnham Thorpe Chatham, the Arctic and the West Indies The Mosquito Shore The North American Station France and the Leeward Islands The Island of Nevis Norfolk The Mediterranean The Palazzo Sessa Corsica Cape St Vincent Cadiz and Tenerife Bath, London and Toulon Ab Qr Naples Naples Palazzo Reale Palermo The Bay of Naples The Colli Palace Germany London and Fonthill The Channel The Kattegat Copenhagen The Thames Valley and Boulogne Merton Place The West Country Surrey The Victory Return to Merton Portsmouth The Atlantic Approaches Trafalgar Mourning St Pauls The Fate of Characters Whose End Is Not Recorded in the Text