Robert Southey

The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

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Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) is one of the most popular figures in English history. This biography, by a major English poet, has rarely been out of print since its 1813 debut. It made it onto the British screen as the feature film Nelson , in 1926. This biography is also well-known for influencing such authors as Cooper, Melville, and Mahan.

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THE LIFE OF HORATIO LORD NELSON

TO JOHN WILSON CROKER ESQ., LL.D., F.R.S., SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY; WHO, BY THE OFFICIAL SITUATION WHICH HE SO ABLY FILLS, IS QUALIFIED TO APPRECIATE ITS HISTORICAL ACCURACY; AND WHO, AS A MEMBER OF THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS, IS EQUALLY QUALIFIED TO DECIDE UPON ITS LITERARY MERITS, THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY HIS FRIEND, THE AUTHOR

Contents

CHAPTER I

1758 - 1783

CHAPTER II

1784 - 1793

CHAPTER III

1793 - 1795

CHAPTER IV

1796 - 1797

CHAPTER V

1798

CHAPTER VI