Emma: The Life Of Lady Hamilton
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton chronicles the extraordinary and scandalous life of Emma Hamilton, one of the most captivating women of the eighteenth century. Colin Simpson traces her remarkable ascent from humble origins as a blacksmith's daughter to her celebrated status as a renowned beauty, muse, and diplomat's wife in the glittering courts of Naples. The narrative uncovers her passionate and legendary love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that shocked polite society and cemented her place in British history. Written with vivid authority and drawing on historical records, Simpson presents a portrait of a woman whose intelligence, charm, and ambition defied the rigid social conventions of her era. The result is a compelling and sympathetic account that rescues Emma Hamilton from the margins of history and restores her as a central, fascinating figure in her own right.
Author: Colin Simpson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, The Bodley Head
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A richly detailed biographical work, Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton chronicles the extraordinary and scandalous life of Emma Hamilton, one of the most captivating women of the eighteenth century. Colin Simpson traces her remarkable ascent from humble origins as a blacksmith's daughter to her celebrated status as a renowned beauty, muse, and diplomat's wife in the glittering courts of Naples. The narrative uncovers her passionate and legendary love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson, a relationship that shocked polite society and cemented her place in British history. Written with vivid authority and drawing on historical records, Simpson presents a portrait of a woman whose intelligence, charm, and ambition defied the rigid social conventions of her era. The result is a compelling and sympathetic account that rescues Emma Hamilton from the margins of history and restores her as a central, fascinating figure in her own right.