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Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma, Lady Hamilton

by Flora Fraser (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

Emma Hamilton was a legendary beauty who ranks with Helen of Troy and Nell Gwynne in the public imagination. Beloved Emma traces Emma's life from her birth as the daughter of a Cheshire blacksmith, through her glittering success in Neapolitan society as the wife of Sir William Hamilton, and her famous romance with Lord Nelson, to her death as a pauper in Calais. Flora Fraser captures the charm and vivacity of this unusual woman and her use of contemporary sources and anecdotes brings the period vividly to life.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: John Murray
Published: 13 Oct 2003
ISBN 10: 0719561078
ISBN 13: 9780719561078
Book Overview: Flora Fraser is also the author of Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline and Emma: Lady Hamilton .

Media Reviews
'Bewitchingly readable, authoritative' -- The Times 'Excellent reading ! there can be little left to say after a biography of this length and thoroughness' -- Sunday Telegraph 'Flora Fraser is to be heartily congratulated in telling an entirely fascinating story in which all her characters come vividly, and sometimes pitiably, to life' -- Country Life 'A splendid, satisfying biography' -- Books and Bookmen 'Flora Fraser has produced a beautifully written, absorbing account of Emma's life' -- Times Educational Supplement 'Beloved Emma is a deeply moving biography of one of the most enigmatic and tragic figures of the late Eighteenth Century. During her lifetime, Lady Hamilton was the subject of countless portraits, after her death the victim of harsh caricatures. At last, in Flora Fraser she has a biographer able to capture both the woman and her times. Beloved Emma deserves to become a classic' -- Amanda Foreman 'A truly captivating and compelling tale' -- The Good Book Guide 20031101
Author Bio
FLora Fraser was educated in London, Florence and at Wadham College, Oxford, where she read Greats. She is the author of the bestselling biography of Queen Caroline: The Unruly Queen. She lives in London with her husband and three children.