There have probably been more biographies of Nelson than any other naval officer in history, partly because of his status as a national hero but also because of a character so contradictory that it poses a real challenge to the biographer's art. Unsurprisingly for a budding novelist in love with the sea, Forester found the subject irresistible, and in 1929 this book became his first foray into the field of non-fiction. It is a very competent account of the main events of Nelson's life - and Forester certainly understood the ...
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There have probably been more biographies of Nelson than any other naval officer in history, partly because of his status as a national hero but also because of a character so contradictory that it poses a real challenge to the biographer's art. Unsurprisingly for a budding novelist in love with the sea, Forester found the subject irresistible, and in 1929 this book became his first foray into the field of non-fiction. It is a very competent account of the main events of Nelson's life - and Forester certainly understood the ships and seamanship of the era - but where it really scores is when the novelist's imagination is brought to bear on Nelson's often mysterious motivation. Forester's judgements are generally sympathetic and this book began the swing away from the prevailing Victorian view that regarded many of Nelson's actions as embarrassing or culpable. One incidental, but significant, interest in the book is its probable influence on the Hornblower series of novels that Forester was to begin some years later. Not only is the background information necessary for the biography to be found throughout the novels, but aspects of the character of the fictional Horatio can be glimpsed in Forester's view of the real-life officer.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 9781931541695.
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Fair in Fair jacket. 1929, stated First Edition, 353 pp. Hardcover, tan cloth, 8vo. Good copy in a Good dust jacket. Boards dampstained with some parts of the dust jacket stuck to it (the boards are still a bit sticky). Tidemark visible at first and last 50 pages, though text itself is bright, unmarked and free of staining. DJ stained and soiled; loss to spine ends and folds. Not too pretty, but a useful, First Edition copy in jacket. The DJ now housed in a mylar protector.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp.352 with index clean copy with tanning to text pages and edges and endpapers black cloth covers with yellow titles shows crimping to top/bottom spines some wear to corners some shelfwear to board extremities former owner name on inside front cover.
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Good. 1st printing (stated). Tan cover with blue lettering, portrait of Nelson frontispiece. Cover quite worn: corners worn through, just slightly rounded; spine is frayed moderately at top and bottom and is just wearing through along both edges of spine; spine is rather darkened from handling; cover slightly soiled overall. Rear cover loose and almost detached; front cover split at interior hinge but firmly attached. Sound text block. Interior clean. Title page starting to tear at top and bottom at the bend because pages have become a little brittle due to age. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
