The Admiral: A Romance of Nelson in the Year of the NileHutchinson, 1898 - Всего страниц: 410 SOME years ago, Professor J. K. Laughton's admirable selection of "Letters and Dispatches of Horatio, Viscount Nelson," inspired me with such an interest in Nelson's wonderfully human and graphic correspondence that I studied the larger and earlier "Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson," collected by Sir Harris Nicolas. The present book is the outcome of a long and affectionate study of these two works, and the well-thumbed pages of Southey and Jeaffreson. But since, at the time of my first visit to Sicily, a little more than two years ago, I had definitely before me the project of writing a Nelson novel for the one-hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Nile (August 1st, 1898), I have read most of the important works dealing with Lord Nelson's life, especially Captain Mahan's "Life of Nelson," which is a monument of impartiality, research, and the application of professional knowledge to literature. I have also, by the kindness of Lord Dundonald, Mr. Morrison, and others, had the opportunity of seeing a quantity of unpublished Nelsoniana, which have been of the utmost value to me in forming a final opinion of the character of my hero. |
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... command on the captured sloop St. Malo , in the year 18- . It was recognised at once that I could stand a good deal more than my share of gun - room wit without quarrelling , though I showed no deficiency in pluck when it came to going ...
... command on the captured sloop St. Malo , in the year 18- . It was recognised at once that I could stand a good deal more than my share of gun - room wit without quarrelling , though I showed no deficiency in pluck when it came to going ...
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... command that , sir ; though Nelson's luck is a proverb in the service . I know of no charm for luck except to whistle for the wind . I do not know how to unwhistle it . " " Is it a proverb , Berry , my luck ? " " You may take my word ...
... command that , sir ; though Nelson's luck is a proverb in the service . I know of no charm for luck except to whistle for the wind . I do not know how to unwhistle it . " " Is it a proverb , Berry , my luck ? " " You may take my word ...
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... command for some weeks , and with the enemy about to strike some vital blow - and yet no sign of him ! He wrote to Troubridge- " Do not fret at anything : I wish I never had ; but my return to Syracuse in 1798 broke my heart , which on ...
... command for some weeks , and with the enemy about to strike some vital blow - and yet no sign of him ! He wrote to Troubridge- " Do not fret at anything : I wish I never had ; but my return to Syracuse in 1798 broke my heart , which on ...
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... command , on the event of the late Action ; and he desires they will accept his most sincere and cordial Thanks for their very gallant behaviour in this glorious Battle . It must strike forcibly every British Seaman , how superior their ...
... command , on the event of the late Action ; and he desires they will accept his most sincere and cordial Thanks for their very gallant behaviour in this glorious Battle . It must strike forcibly every British Seaman , how superior their ...
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... he did , he must have been impressed by the knowledge that there was one element which he could not command , and which might always mar his fondest schemes . CHAPTER IX . - How the Ad- miral began his 100 The Admiral.
... he did , he must have been impressed by the knowledge that there was one element which he could not command , and which might always mar his fondest schemes . CHAPTER IX . - How the Ad- miral began his 100 The Admiral.
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The Admiral: A Romance of Nelson in the Year of the Nile Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen Полный просмотр - 1898 |
The Admiral: A Romance of Nelson in the Year of the Nile Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen Полный просмотр - 1898 |
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