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Robert Southey's well-known biography of Horatio Lord Nelson. Southey admired Lord Nelson and published a biography of the Admiral in 1813. It was one of his most enduringly popular works.

Southey's biography of Britain's most famous naval hero has gained historical and literary importance since its publication in 1830. A peer of Coleridge, Byron and Wordsworth, his biography of Nelson influenced such writers as Herman Melville, Alfred Thayer Mahan and James Fenimore... Read Full Overview

"England expects that every man will do his duty" - Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles, but none of her military heroes has had a greater military legacy than Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson,... Read Full Overview

LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD

A radical new series - edited by Richard Holmes - that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Robert Southey was born on the 12th of August 1774 in Bristol. A poet of the Romantic school and one of the "Lake Poets". Although his fame has been eclipsed by that of his friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse was highly influential and he wrote... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Many Lives of Nelson have been written; one is yet wanting, clear and concise enough to become a manual for the young sailor, which he may carry about with him till he has treasured it up for example in his memory and in his heart. In attempting such a work I shall write the... Read Full Overview

The Life of Nelson by Robert Southey is a comprehensive biography of one of Britain's most celebrated naval heroes, Admiral Horatio Nelson. The book covers Nelson's early life, his rise to prominence in the Royal Navy, his famous victories at Trafalgar and the Nile, and his untimely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview