Author: Walter Sydney Sichel

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-20

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9780331543612

Excerpt from Memoirs of Emma, Lady Hamilton, the Friend of Lord Nelson and the Court of Naples Among the lovely faces that haunt history none, surely, is lovelier than that Of Emily Lyon, who abides undying as Emma, Lady Hamilton. Yet it was never the mere radiance of rare beauty that en titled her to such an empire over the hearts and wills of several remarkable men and of one unique genius, or which empowered a girl humbly bred and basely situated to assist in moulding events that changed the current Of affairs. She owned grace and charm as well as triumphant beauty; while to these she added 'a masculine mind, a native force and Sparkle; a singu lar faculty, moreover, of rendering and revealing the thoughts and feelings of others, that lent an especial glamour to both beauty and charm. Walter Sichel thus strikes the keynote to the re markable life-story here presented - a story which transcends the bounds of romance and fascinates and baffles the reader by turns. Indeed, no two critics of this famous beauty and confidante of Lord Nelson have ever agreed as to her place in history. To one She is an adventuress, luring Nelson on by the sheer power of her physical charm; to another, she is his guiding star, his inspiration; While others see in her merely an astute politician, eager for power. To quote Mr. Sichel again. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.