An edition of Losing Nelson (1999)
Losing Nelson
a novel
By Barry Unsworth
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Publish Date
1999
Publisher
N.A. Talese
Language
eng
Pages
338
Description:
As he writes on Nelson, a British biographer re-lives his battles and romances. But he is obsessed by a black mark against his hero, Nelson's massacre of Neapolitans. The biographer undertakes a trip to Naples and receives an explanation.
subjects: Fiction, Historiography, Influence, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Naval History, Fiction, historical, Great britain, fiction, Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction, Hero worship, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, historical, general, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Heroes
People: Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount (1758-1805)
Places: Great Britain
Times: 19th century