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Nelson's First Love: Fanny's Story by Patrick Delaforce (Paperback / softback, 2014)

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A touching story, carefully and sensitively told - sheds a private sidelight on the public life of Nelson. The numerous illustrations add ather dimension.The Lady This is the strange story of a mother and her son, and their intimate relationship with England's greatest naval hero. Lady Frances 'Fanny' Nelson was Nelson's wife and love for fourteen years. She was from a good family, brought up in the rich plantation life on Nevis in the West Indies. In 1787 she married an unkwn naval captain. He was very unpopular locally, had particular prospects, lived on his pay and was catch at all. Fanny was his loyal devoted wife - and his equally devoted widow - until she died in London in 1831 at the age of 70. Most biographers of Nelson have failed to give her more than a cursory glance, hyptised as they have been by the dynamic sea captain and his mistress. Fanny was beautiful, intelligent, and well read. She spoke excellent French, dressed always a la mode, painted watercolours better than most, and played the pia. She wrote entertaining letters, had a wide circle of friends, was presented at court and was a favourite with all the Lords of the Admiralty and their wives. She lived a long and extremely interesting life, partly in London, Bath, Paris or Devon. Moreover although she failed to give Nelson a child, she did give him her son by her first marriage, Josiah Nisbet, to whom the Admiral was deeply attached and whom he called his son-in-law'. Josiah saved Horatio's life at the battle of Santa Cruz, after his arm was nearly severed by grape-shot. Having seen him fall and searched for him on the ground, Josiah carried him, bleeding and unconscious, to a waiting boat, where a sailor formed a tourniquet that stopped Nelson from bleeding to death. He then helped to paddle the boat to the safety of a waiting ship, where Nelson's arm was later amputated. Later, in Naples, Josiah too fell in love with the bewitching Emma Hamilton.

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Publisher
Thistle Publishing
ISBN-10
1909869961
ISBN-13
9781909869967
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209082139

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Author
Patrick Delaforce
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Historical, Political & Military

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Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Patrick Delaforce lives in Brighton (after Portugal, New York and France) and in his fifth career has just finished his 40th book Invasion of the Third Reich'. In the Second World War he fought as a troop leader in Normandy and Forward Observation Officer with 13th (HAC) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in the 11th (Black Bull) Armoured Division, was wounded in Holland and Germany and was awarded the Netherlands Bronze Cross of Orange-Nassau and two Mentions in Despatches.
Date of Publication
15/09/2014
Country of Publication
United States

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