The dispatches and letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

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The dispatches and letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

with notes by Nicholas Harris Nicolas

Chatham, 1997-1998

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4
  • v. 5
  • v. 6
  • v. 7

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THE Dispatches and letters of Lord Nelson

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Originally published: London : Colburn, 1844-1847

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. 1777-1794
  • v. 2. 1795-1797
  • v. 3. Jan. 1798-Aug. 1799
  • v. 4. Sept. 1799-Dec. 1801
  • v. 5. Jan. 1802-April 1804
  • v. 6. May 1804-July 1805
  • v. 7. Aug. 1805-Oct. 1805

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9781861760487

Description

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 I covers the period 1777 to 1794 which includes Nelson's service in the American Revolutionary War and the war with France in the Mediterranean, where he first met Emma Hamilton, and suffered his famous wound, the loss of his eye at the siege of Calvi.
Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9781861760494

Description

Horatio Nelson was an extraordinary letter writer - vivid and frank - and his collection of letters has bee compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. Yet, incredibly, the one great edition of these letters, edited by Nicolas and published between 1844 and 1846 h as never been reprinted despite its crucial importance to our understanding of Nelson and his times. Chatham Publishing are now reissuing all seven volumes of this work in an accessible paperback format. This new edition of the letters will be welcomed by all Nelson scholars, by maritime historians and by the general public who have in the past been so enthralled by the other great compilations such as Byron's letters or Pepys' diaries. No Nelson collection is complete without them. Volume II covers the years 1795 to 1797, including the continuing war with France and Spain in the Mediterranean, the battle of Cape St Vincent, where Nelson's famous capture of two Spanish ships of the line is recounted in his own words, and the disastrous attack on Tenerife which cost the newly-promoted Rear-Admiral his right arm.
Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9781861760500

Description

Horatio Nelson was an extraordinary letter writer - vivid and frank - and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. Yet, incredibly, the one great edition of these letters, edited by Niucolas and published between 1844 and 1846, has never been reprinted despite its crucial importance to our understanding of Nelson and his times. Chatham Publishing are now reissuing all seven volumes of this work in an accessible paperback format. This new edition of the letters will be welcomed by all Nelson scholars, by maritime historians and by the general public who have in the past been so enthralled by the other great compilations such as Byron's letters or Pepys' diaries. No Nelson collection is complete without them. Volume III covers the period from January 1798 to August 1799.; In these 20 months, Nelson won the first of his great victories, destroying the French fleet at the battle of the Nile and ending Bonaparte's ambitions in Egypt. But his prolonged stay at Naples after the battle, when his affair with Emma Hamilton really began, came close to destroying the reputation he had so recently won.
Volume

v. 4 ISBN 9781861760517

Description

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 IV covers the period from September 1799 to December 1801, including the end of his time at Naples and his great victory at the battle of Copenhagen.
Volume

v. 5 ISBN 9781861760524

Description

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 V contains his correspondence from January 1802 to April 1804, including many letters to Lady Hamilton, and orders to his captains that show Nelson's skill as a fleet commander.
Volume

v. 6 ISBN 9781861760531

Description

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.
Volume

v. 7 ISBN 9781861760548

Description

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 VII concludes the series with the final two months of his life, climaxing in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was killed at the moment of his greatest victory. It includes his famous prayer written on 21 October 1805, the last thing he ever wrote.

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