Emma: The Life Of Lady Hamilton
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Born in poverty as Amy Lyon, the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, Emma Hamilton rose through scandal, patronage, and sheer force of personality to become one of the most celebrated women in Georgian Britain — mistress to a diplomat, muse to painters, and the great love of Admiral Lord Nelson. Colin Simpson's Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton is a meticulously researched biography that chronicles her extraordinary ascent from servant girl to society legend, tracing her path through the salons of Naples, the courts of European royalty, and the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars. Simpson draws on primary sources and period correspondence to present a portrait that is both intimate and historically authoritative, stripping away the layers of myth and moral censure that have long obscured the real woman beneath. His prose is vivid and unflinching, restoring Emma to her rightful place not merely as Nelson's companion but as a shrewd and influential figure in her own right. For anyone captivated by the intersection of passion, power, and political intrigue in the Age of Revolution, this biography poses a tantalising question: how much of history's dismissal of Emma Hamilton was simply the world's discomfort with a woman who refused to be contained?
Author: Colin Simpson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Born in poverty as Amy Lyon, the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, Emma Hamilton rose through scandal, patronage, and sheer force of personality to become one of the most celebrated women in Georgian Britain — mistress to a diplomat, muse to painters, and the great love of Admiral Lord Nelson. Colin Simpson's Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton is a meticulously researched biography that chronicles her extraordinary ascent from servant girl to society legend, tracing her path through the salons of Naples, the courts of European royalty, and the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars. Simpson draws on primary sources and period correspondence to present a portrait that is both intimate and historically authoritative, stripping away the layers of myth and moral censure that have long obscured the real woman beneath. His prose is vivid and unflinching, restoring Emma to her rightful place not merely as Nelson's companion but as a shrewd and influential figure in her own right. For anyone captivated by the intersection of passion, power, and political intrigue in the Age of Revolution, this biography poses a tantalising question: how much of history's dismissal of Emma Hamilton was simply the world's discomfort with a woman who refused to be contained?