Losing Nelson

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

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