Memoirs of Emma, Lady Hamilton The Friend of Lord Nelson and The Court of Naples

Here we have presented the remarkable life-story of Emma, Lady Hamilton -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.-Print ed.