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The Life and Letters of Emma Hamilton

Author : Hugh Tours
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1526770466
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Letters of Emma Hamilton written by Hugh Tours and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma, Lady Hamilton, rose from poverty to become a media celebrity, and her relationship with Admiral Nelson, and her renowned beauty, made her the most instantly-recognisable woman of her era, with the press following her every move. She was a friend of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, longed-after by the Prince of Wales, and was a high society fashion icon. Born in 1765, Emma was the daughter of the village blacksmith in Neston, Cheshire, who died just two months later, leaving the family in difficult circumstances. After failing to find a permanent position locally, Emma took the stagecoach to London and the start of her remarkable journey to international fame. Emma worked for various actresses at Dury Lane theatre, before becoming a dancer, a model and, later, a hostess. Her beauty brought her to the attention of Charles Grenville, the second son of the Earl of Warwick, who took her as his mistress, and became the model for the painter George Romney. These paintings thrust Emma into the social spotlight and she soon became London’s top celebrity. When Grenville needed to find a rich wife, Emma was passed onto Sir William Hamilton, British Envoy to Naples. The couple fell in love and were married in September 1791\. When in Naples, Lady Hamilton, as she now was, became a close friend of Queen Maria Carolina, sister of Marie Antoinette. It was also in Naples that she met Admiral Nelson – and the great love affair began. Much has been written about this later period of her life, but with Hugh Tours making full use of the letters Emma wrote as well as those she received throughout her life, the fascinating story of her early years is also revealed. This is history as moving as a great tragic novel; most moving of all, being the return, after Trafalgar, of Emma’s last letter to Nelson, unopened.

Beloved Emma

Author : Flora Fraser
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408832569
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Beloved Emma written by Flora Fraser and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-11 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Bewitchingly readable, authoritative' The Times 'At last, in Flora Fraser, Lady Hamilton has a biographer able to capture both the woman and her times' Amanda Foreman Born in the eighteenth century, Emma Hamilton was a woman ahead of her time. Her rise to fame and fortune seemed unstoppable – until she began her infamous love affair with Admiral Lord Nelson. Beloved Emma follows Emma Hamilton's journey from Liverpool to London and her life as an artist's assistant, through glittering successes as the wife of Sir William Hamilton in Naples, and that notorious romance with Nelson, to her painful descent from the heights of fame to an early death in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the energy, purpose and sexuality that drove this extraordinary woman through her tumultuous life.

England's Mistress

Author : Kate Williams
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0099451832
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book England's Mistress written by Kate Williams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2007 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams- except her self-destructive desires. Drawing on hundreds of previously undiscovered letters, and told with a novelist's flair, England's Mistress captures the relentless drive, innovative style and burning passion of a true heroine. In a world of tabloid fame and three-minute wonders, Emma's life is truly a tale for our time.

Seduction and Celebrity

Author : Quintin Colville
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500252203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Seduction and Celebrity written by Quintin Colville and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first publication to focus on the fashionable, ambitious, Emma Hamilton, an influential historical figure in her own right Emma Hamilton (1765–1815) rose from humble origins to national and international fame as a model, performer, trendsetter, and interpreter of neo-classical fashion, though she was probably best known as the mistress of Lord Nelson and the muse of the English portrait painter George Romney. Usually portrayed in a passive and supporting role as muse or lover, her tragic trajectory from childhood prostitution to final destitution and neglect has been used to present her story as being by turns sordid and ridiculous. This landmark publication recovers Emma Hamilton from myth and misrepresentation, and reveals her as the active and influential historical actor she truly was. The arc of this life—her ambitions, successes, and hardships–is viewed through a new lens, one that places her in a wider context of female celebrity. Accompanying a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, this book provides a fresh evaluation of her artistic undertakings, cultural achievements, and legacy.

The Volcano Lover

Author : Susan Sontag
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312420079
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Volcano Lover written by Susan Sontag and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1992 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton

Author : Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton written by Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount) and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Drawings Faithfully Copied from Nature at Naples

Author : Friedrich Rehberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drawings Faithfully Copied from Nature at Naples written by Friedrich Rehberg and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Emma Hamilton and Sir William

Author : Oliver Warner
Publisher : London, Chatto
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emma Hamilton and Sir William written by Oliver Warner and published by London, Chatto. This book was released on 1960 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Emma Hamilton

Author : Julie Peakman
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781904341987
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Emma Hamilton written by Julie Peakman and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Hamilton (1765-1815) epitomized the classic tale of an eighteenth century woman's rise from poverty to fame and riches using nothing butbeauty and feminine guile

Lady Hamilton's Attitudes

Author : Friedrich Rehberg
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN 13 : 9780353477988
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (779 download)

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Download or read book Lady Hamilton's Attitudes written by Friedrich Rehberg and published by Franklin Classics Trade Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Nelson

Author : Edgar Vincent
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780300102604
Total Pages : 1020 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Nelson written by Edgar Vincent and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legendary for his exploits in war and love, Admiral Horatio Nelson comes into clear view in this captivating new biography. ?This is a wonderful book, the best modern biography of Britain's greatest admiral.”?John Keegan, Daily Telegraph ?A great biography and a poignant love story.”?Benjamin Schwarz, Atlantic Monthly ?A masterly biography, cool and sharp in long shots, intimately persuasive in close focus, at all times difficult to put down and as timely as it is suggestive in its implications.”?Hilary Spurling, New York Times Book Review ?A splendid biography, not only because it is well written and well researched, but also because it neither seeks to demean the hero nor excuse the man. Heroism becomes the more remarkable when it is shown by people who in other ways are very like ourselves.”?L. G. Mitchell, Times Literary Supplement ?Vincent has written a masterful biography of a military man that examines the nuts and bolts of leadership in an entertaining and compelling way. . . . If you only read one biography of Nelson among the hundreds available, it should be this one.”?Paul Carbray, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec)

Emma Lady Hamilton from New and Original Sources and Documents

Author : Walter Sichel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Emma Lady Hamilton from New and Original Sources and Documents written by Walter Sichel and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Icons and Identities

Author : Tanya Bentley
Publisher : National Portrait Gallery
ISBN 13 : 9781855147188
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Icons and Identities written by Tanya Bentley and published by National Portrait Gallery. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the outstanding collection of the National Portrait Gallery, this volume celebrates the variety and complexity of portraiture The National Portrait Gallery holds the world's most extensive collection of portraits: a museum of people, a gallery of stories and ideas, and a home of artistic masterpieces. Icons and Identitiesdraws together icons from Shakespeare to Audrey Hepburn alongside less well-known sitters that provide insight into the representation of identity in portraits. It also includes some intriguing surprises to reflect the diversity of the National Portrait Gallery's collection and to introduce audiences around the world to exceptional portraits of many kinds. Icons and Identitiesshows how artists, working across mediums, have revealed the visually stimulating and intellectually vibrant tradition of portrait making. The book is structured around a series of key themes and each section includes a selection of works from a range of periods. Artists include: Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Andy Warhol, Marlene Dumas and Shirin Neshat.

Fields of Fire

Author : David Constantine
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9781842125816
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Fields of Fire written by David Constantine and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of Sir William Hamilton is rich in contradictions: hedonist, scholar and an aesthete with a Rabelaisian streak, he represented the epitome of honourable public service until, as the eighteenth century drew to its climax, his personal life and career were flung into freefall when he became involved in the most scandalous menage a trois of the century. After several years as a soldier, courtier and MP, he turned to the diplomatic world and, in 1764, was sent to Naples as Envoy Extraordinary to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. There Hamilton could indulge the two passions: volcanoes and vases. His observations of Vesuvius earned him a Fellowship of the Royal Society. His collection of vases was eventually acquired by the British Museum. Yet, for most people, William Hamilton is not remembered as a diplomat, art-collector and scholar but as the cuckolded husband of Emma Hamilton, mistress of the heroic Lord Nelson. Using the substantial correspondence between them and, for the first time, Hamilton's unpublished notebooks, David Constantine throws new light on the relationship between Sir William and the relentlessly self-improving Emma.

National Portrait Gallery Mid-Georgian Portraits, 1760-1790

Author : John Ingamells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book National Portrait Gallery Mid-Georgian Portraits, 1760-1790 written by John Ingamells and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue includes such famous figures as David Garrick and Dr Samuel Johnson, Sarah Siddons and Emma Hamilton, and the work of such artists as Gainsborough, Reynolds and Romney. It has been compiled by one of the leading authorities on 18th-century English portraiture, John Ingamells.

Memoirs of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Author : Walter Sichel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Memoirs of Emma, Lady Hamilton written by Walter Sichel and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nelson's Daughter

Author : Miranda Hearn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340827567
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (275 download)

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Download or read book Nelson's Daughter written by Miranda Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing novel about Nelson and Lady Hamilton's secret daughter Horatia - Nelson's only descendant - that centres around the complex relationship between Horatia and the woman she believed was only her godmother.