Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson Vol Vi - Couverture souple

Nelson, Viscount Horatio Nelson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1861760531 ISBN 13 : 9781861760531

Editeur : Chatham Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Horatio Nelson was a vivid and frank letter writer and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. The one edition of these letters was first published between 1844 and 1846 and is here reprinted in seven volumes. Volume VI covers the period from May 1804 to July 1805, including Nelson's blockade of Toulon and his pursuit of the French fleet under Villeneuve across the Atlantic and back.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of the letters of Lord Nelson (1758–1805) was assembled and edited by antiquarian, historian and former naval lieutenant Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas (1799–1848), using letters supplied to him by many of Nelson's correspondents. Nicolas was better known for his many works on genealogy and heraldry, but his own naval background drew him to this work. In Volume 1 he asserts that 'the life of a man is best described by himself' and Nelson is subsequently revealed to be a skilled and engaging correspondent. The books document Nelson's long and celebrated career in the Royal Navy, from his appointment as a lieutenant in 1777 to his death at Trafalgar in 1805. Volume 6 covers May 1804 to July 1805, during which time Nelson was in pursuit of the French fleet, first in the Mediterranean and then in the Atlantic.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chatham Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1861760531
• ISBN 13: 9781861760531
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 502
• Éditeur: Nicolas Sir Nicholas Harris
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible