Beloved Emma - The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton (Paperback, New edition)


Emma Hamilton was a legendary beauty who ranks with Helen of Troy and Nell Gwynne in the public imagination. Beloved Emma traces Emma's life from her birth as the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, through her glittering success in Neapolitan society as the wife of Sir William Hamilton, and her famous romance with Lord Nelson, to her death as a pauper in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the charm and vivacity of this unusual woman and her use of contemporary sources and anecdotes brings the period vividly to life.

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Emma Hamilton was a legendary beauty who ranks with Helen of Troy and Nell Gwynne in the public imagination. Beloved Emma traces Emma's life from her birth as the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, through her glittering success in Neapolitan society as the wife of Sir William Hamilton, and her famous romance with Lord Nelson, to her death as a pauper in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the charm and vivacity of this unusual woman and her use of contemporary sources and anecdotes brings the period vividly to life.

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General

Imprint

John Murray Publishers Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

October 2003

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Dimensions

196 x 129 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - B-format / B-format

Pages

416

Edition

New edition

ISBN-13

978-0-7195-6107-8

Barcode

9780719561078

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LSN

0-7195-6107-8



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