Nelson: The New Letters by Colin White, Colin White

Nelson: The New Letters



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Nelson: The New Letters Colin White, Colin White
Language: English
Page: 560
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1843831309, 9781843831303
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Colin White...successfully reminds us why the memory of Nelson and his achievements has endured. THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKSIn Nelson - The New Letters Colin White has brought to life a treasure-trove of 1,200 letters, creating a virtual Nelson autobiography. SEAFARER, the Journal of the Marine SocietyStriking....revealing....gives a sharp insight....(the) letters give a distinct sense of how Nelson was able to inspire so high a degree of loyalty and devotion.....this is a work very much for scholars. MARINER'S MIRRORIn Trafalgar's bicentennial year, there have been several Nelson biographies, but no book about this authentic English hero could surpass the fascination of Nelson's own words...faithfully edited by one of our pre-eminent naval scholars, this compulsive volume paints a picture of the man in all his astonishing complexity. OBSERVER (Robert McCrum) They are coruscatingly vivid letters, alive with bright expressiveness. (...) On important matters, he writes with gripping verve; the letters giving accounts of engagements, especially those to the Duke of Clarence, are extraordinarily exciting. (...) This is an important addition which the general reader shouldn't overlook. SPECTATORAdds a new dimension. (...) This is the closest we will ever get to reading Horatio Nelson's autobiography. EASTERN DAILY PRESSThere is much fresh evidence here to illustrate Nelson's virtuosity as a leader. INDEPENDENT Impressively wide-ranging.... A Nelson fan's delight and a welcome addition. DAILY EXPRESS In so far as Admiral Nelson has a representative on earth it is Colin White. (...) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (An) important addition to the printed Nelson sources (by) perhaps the best-known "Nelsonian" of our day. TLS Standing far above the bicentenary fanfare...White has significantly added to our understanding of Nelson's tempestuous personality. MAIL ON SUNDAY Nelson's character and conduct, his tactical ideas and strategic insight emerge from his correspondence, in essence in the form of autobiography.....White has served his subject well. COUNTRY LIFEBy any standards, Nelson The New Letters is a distinguished scholarly achievement....Colin (White) has done real service, including printing riches which are still not in the public domain...(he) is a judicious and widely-read editor and he presents his chosen letters with explanation and caution. THE TRAFALGAR CHRONICLE

About the Author

COLIN WHITE is Deputy Director of the Royal Naval Museum and currently serving at the National Maritime Museum as Director, Trafalgar 200. He is also the author of The Nelson Encyclopaedia, The Nelson Companion, and 1797: Nelson's Year of Destiny.

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