Nelson And Emma
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few love affairs have burned as brightly — or as scandalously — against the backdrop of a nation at war as that of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton, and Nelson and Emma brings their passionate correspondence and intimate world vividly to life. Edited and curated from letters, diaries, and contemporary accounts, this volume chronicles the extraordinary relationship between Britain's greatest naval hero and the captivating wife of Sir William Hamilton, set against the thunderous backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Trafalgar. Roger Hudson's expert editorial hand assembles a rich tapestry of primary sources that illustrates both the tender private world the two lovers shared and the grand, turbulent stage of late 18th- and early 19th-century European history. Published by the prestigious Folio Society, the collection is presented with the refined attention to scholarship and craft that defines the imprint, offering readers not merely a romance but a window into an age of empire, duty, and desire. For those captivated by the intersection of personal passion and public heroism, this is an indispensable portrait of two lives irrevocably entwined by history.
Author: Roger Hudson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1994, The Folio Society
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few love affairs have burned as brightly — or as scandalously — against the backdrop of a nation at war as that of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton, and Nelson and Emma brings their passionate correspondence and intimate world vividly to life. Edited and curated from letters, diaries, and contemporary accounts, this volume chronicles the extraordinary relationship between Britain's greatest naval hero and the captivating wife of Sir William Hamilton, set against the thunderous backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Trafalgar. Roger Hudson's expert editorial hand assembles a rich tapestry of primary sources that illustrates both the tender private world the two lovers shared and the grand, turbulent stage of late 18th- and early 19th-century European history. Published by the prestigious Folio Society, the collection is presented with the refined attention to scholarship and craft that defines the imprint, offering readers not merely a romance but a window into an age of empire, duty, and desire. For those captivated by the intersection of personal passion and public heroism, this is an indispensable portrait of two lives irrevocably entwined by history.