1994
First Published
3.85
Average Rating
495
Number of Pages
Britain's greatest naval hero, Nelson was a complex and contradictory character. This highly acclaimed biography gives an intimate and compelling portrait of Nelson derived from from letters and family papers, some of which were brought to light especially for this biography.
Avg Rating
3.85
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Author
Christopher Hibbert
Author · 47 books
Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 - 21 December 2008) was an English writer, historian and biographer. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of many books, including Disraeli, Edward VII, George IV, The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, and Cavaliers and Roundheads. Described by Professor Sir John Plumb as "a writer of the highest ability and in the New Statesman as "a pearl of biographers," he established himself as a leading popular historian/biographer whose works reflected meticulous scholarship.
