Nelson

Stock Code:
BAB4648
Price:
$12.50

Description

Nelson Carola Oman. 'Nelson Monuments, with the exception of a few, spontaneously erected close upon the news of Trafalgar, were not much liked by his contemporaries, and are to-day revered rather for the man than the manner of commemoration. When, at last, Trafalgar Square was pronounced complete, the result was condemned by Londoners: the gentlest critics complained of sensations of disappointment, and "unworthiness". The Neo-Gothic tower dominating the Calton Hill, Edinburgh, has been several times threatened with demolition. Something of the same fate has attended the efforts of authors. "The bibliography of Nelson", wrote Sir J. K. Laughton in 1894 "is enormous, but comparatively little of it has any real value." The first biography of Nelson was published during his lifetime, after the battles of the Nile and Copenhagen, and before Trafalgar; but John Charnock, an enthusiastic Naval volunteer, who had a rich source in Captain William Locker, Nelson's old sea-daddy, "improved" original letters and contrive to produce a work of outstanding dullness. A number of ephemeral memoirs of no authority were rushed into print to meet the popular demand upon the death of the hero. This book and its sources presents the author's presentation on the subject of 'Sir. Horatio Nelson'. the book has light to medium general wear but reamins tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Oman, Carola
  • Book Condition:
    Good
  • Publisher:
    The Reprint Society, London
  • Edition:
    First Thus
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    Counter15
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    596
  • Publish Date:
    1950
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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