A chronicle of the fascinating early years of Horatio Nelson and Emma Lyon. Both determined to rise from obscurity, they set about making their ways through the world with corresponding recklessness and precocious ambition. Nelson enters the Royal Navy at the age of twelve and is made post captain at the age of twenty. Emma, luscious but penniless, cannily confronts her limited prospects to rise through the social ranks from teenaged bawd to noblemen's courtesan to celebrated artist's model. Rich in historical detail, this novel offers authentic sea action and a rare peek into London's demimonde, where the lives of a beautiful courtesan and Britain's greatest naval hero collide.
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"Donachie has a masterful way of creating astomsphere and character . . . stunning impact." -- The Kent Messenger
"Donachie has certainly done his research, as the maritime and social worlds . . . come alive in his prose." -- Historical Novels Review
"Donachie has certainly done his research, as the maritime and social worlds . . . come alive in his prose." -- Historical Novels Review
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The first in a trilogy of biographical novels by David Donachie. Forthcoming: Tested By Fate - Nelson and Emma Trilogy, Part Two, Spring 2004, and Breaking the Line - Nelson and Emma Trilogy, Part Three, Fall 2004.
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Book Two, Book One, John Judd, Horatio Nelson, Kathleen Kelly, Arlington Street, Captain Nelson, Mary Cadogan, Amos Cavell, Uppark Harry, Captain Suckling, Captain Farmer, Grandma Kidd, Maurice Suckling, Fred Stavely, Charles Greville, Sir Harry, Frank Lepée, Cath Lane, Indian Ocean, William Locker, Jane Powell, Miss Lyon, Port Royal, King's Navy Browse Sample Pages:
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Book Two, Book One, John Judd, Horatio Nelson, Kathleen Kelly, Arlington Street, Captain Nelson, Mary Cadogan, Amos Cavell, Uppark Harry, Captain Suckling, Captain Farmer, Grandma Kidd, Maurice Suckling, Fred Stavely, Charles Greville, Sir Harry, Frank Lepée, Cath Lane, Indian Ocean, William Locker, Jane Powell, Miss Lyon, Port Royal, King's Navy Browse Sample Pages:
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- The Mammoth Book of Sea Battles: Great Stories and Classic Tales from the Golden Age of Naval Warfare by Mike Ashley in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 25
- A Shot Rolling Ship by David Donachie in Front Matter
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