Nelson's Friendships, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Nelson's Friendships, Vol. 2 of 2Life on the Victory - Dr. Gillespie's letter to his sister - Gossippy letters from Mrs. W. Nelson to Lady Hamilton, and a delightful one from the Rev. Dr. Nelson - Ample testimony that the life led at Merton Place was eminently good - Nelson arrives August 20th, 1805 - A happy family H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence dines with Nelson - The quiet gentleman dressed in black - Invitation to Fonthill declined with thanks - News of the French Fleet on September 2nd Nelson - decides to go to sea at once - Present to a baby godson - Farewell - Godliness with contentment - An act of spontaneous homage - Lady Hamilton visits Dr. and Mrs. Nelson at Canterbury - Nelson's farewell gift to Horatia - His prayer before the battle - His appeal to the nation - Captain Blackwood's letter - The famous message - The fatal shot - The last kiss - Continuation of Blackwood's letter - How the death of Nelson was avenged - "His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth evermore" - Relics - The anecdote of the tomb - The public crowd to see the grave - Outburst of enthusiasm - Monuments - The perforated card - Friendship's offering - Coldheartedness of Viscountess Nelson - The lock of hair - Letters of condolence to Lady Hamilton from Lady E. Bentinck, Admiral Keats, Mr. R. Bulkeley, and others - Nelson Memoirs - Hayley the poet a man of business and a true friend Lady Hamilton beloved by all ranks - Nelson's will - The Rev. Earl Nelson - Nelson's last codicil attested and registered - The Viscountess casts her weeds and decides to contest the will - Affectionate relations between Nelson's sisters and Lady Hamilton - "Tom-Tit" - Family life - Lady Nelson bent on matchmaking - A birthday picnic - The Sussex snuff-box.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.