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The Boys' Nelson

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Aimed at younger readers, the work compiles the admiral's life and career through his letters and contemporary accounts, tracing his rise from early service to command, describing major sea engagements, leadership style, concern for sailors' welfare, and the influence of a close personal relationship on his career. It balances action and personal correspondence to present character, tactical judgment, health and morale practices aboard ship, and the circumstances of his final battle and death, offering accessible anecdotes and assessments of his public and private life.

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The “Belleisle” at Trafalgar (Frank Craig) Frontispiece
Nelson and the Bear (Stephen Reid) 26
He had the ill-luck to fall upon hard stones (Stephen Reid) 44
Comparison of the “Victory” with the “Hercules” 64
I’ll not lose Hardy! (H. C. Seppings Wright) 76
Nelson Wounded at Santa Cruz (R. Caton Woodville) 90
The Flame that lit the Battle’s Wreck (Chas. Dixon, R.I.) 106
The Execution of Caracciolo (Stephen Reid) 136
Lady Hamilton (Romney) 156
Nelson Landing at Yarmouth (Stephen Reid) 160
I really do not see the Signal (Stephen Reid) 172
Lord Nelson 192
Hoisting the Famous Signal (C. M. Padday) 234
Nelson and Collingwood Cutting the Enemy’s Lines (H. C. Seppings Wright) 238
The Battle of Trafalgar (W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A.) 242
How the News of Trafalgar was Carried to London (Frank Dadd, R.I.) 246


For ages past our admirals brave
Pre-eminent have stood;
And, spite of all the world, have held
The mast’ry of the flood,
Howe, Duncan, Hood,
And Collingwood,
Long triumphed o’er the main;
While Nelson’s name,
So dear to Fame!—
We may never see their like again