num_pages: 524
description: In this coloful, 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, the beautiful Lady Emma, daughter of a blacksmith and once a London prostitute. Whether quarreling with royalty, wooing beautiful women around the world, or winning history's most famous sea battles, Hibbert's irascible Nelson is a character for all times.
language: English
title: Nelson: A Personal History
titlecomplete: Nelson: A Personal History
characters: Emma, Lady Hamilton, Horatio Nelson
genres: British Literature, History, 18th Century, Maritime, War, Biography, Naval History, 19th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 123
publisher: Da Capo Press