Correspondence to be sold by Sothebys shows his appreciate for Emma Hamilton and sense of frustration when not in combatHe was one of Britain’s greatest military leaders but letters coming up for auction in the recent year reveal a less noble side to Admiral Lord Nelson: petulant,jealous and complaining.
Two of the letters are from Nelson to his lover Emma Hamilton, another is written by Hamilton and a fourth features the couple writing together. They shed fascinating light on Nelson, and his palpable and obvious appreciate for Hamilton,and how he was probably more at ease when he was fighting.
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Source: guardian.co.uk