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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD A radical new series – edited by
Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of
English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still
thrilling to read and vividly alive. This short, brilliant,
action-packed biography appeared only eight years after Nelson’s
death at the Battle of Trafalgar (a scene unforgettably described).
It helped transform Nelson into the most popular wartime hero that
Britain has ever placed on top of a column. It first gave currency
to the proverbial stories of his courage and exhibitionism, from
the ‘blind eye’ at Copenhagen, to ‘Kiss me, Hardy’ and the
scandal of ‘Beloved Emma’ at Naples. It was written by the
romantic poet and historian Robert Southey, a one-time radical who
was converted to patriotism by Nelson’s shining (though not
‘untarnished’) example.
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Poems (Paperback)
Robert Southey
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Title: Madoc. A poem.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and
changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry
to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important
dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover
of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Southey,
Robert; 1806. 2 vol.; 8 . 11642.f.32.
Two Volumes In One. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our
special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more
extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have
chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have
occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing
text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other
reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is
culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our
commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's
literature.
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