Emma, Lady Hamilton (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Walter Sichel

Overview

Born Amy Lyon (1765-1815), Emma is best known as “The Friend of Lord Nelson” (this biography’s subtitle). Based on letters and manuscripts, of which many had only recently come to light, the author details Lady Hamilton’s life story, rising from childhood poverty to become one of the most celebrated women of her time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411454767
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	638
File size:	714 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Walter Sichel (1855-1933), born in London, was an English biographer and lawyer. He wrote The Squires: An Aristophanic Burlesque (1885); Bolingbroke (1902); Disraeli, A Study in Personality and Ideas (1904); The Life of Lord Beaconsfield (1904); The Life of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1909); and Sterne, A Study (1910). He also wrote two law books and contributed to many legal reviews.