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Nelson's First Love

- Fanny's Story

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Nelson is one of England's most famous men, but little is written of his wife of fourteen years, Lady Frances 'Fanny' Nelson, Duchess of Bronte, until now. Raised on a plantation in the West Indies, she married an unknown naval captain in 1787. He was unpopular with no prospects, an undesirable match. Yet Fanny was his devoted wife and widow until her death at the age of 70 in 1831. Largely ignored by biographers, Fanny was intelligent, well read and skilled in French, painting and the piano. She was also a favourite at court and amongst the Lords of the Admiralty. In this comprehensive biography Patrick Delaforce stakes Fanny's claim to a place in history. This is a story of a remarkable woman and her intimate relationship with England's greatest naval hero. Patrick Delaforce was educated at Winchester and served as a Troop Commander from Normandy to the Baltic in the Second World War. He then became a Port Wine shipper in Portugal, managed an advertising agency in New York before becoming a wine grower in France. He then lived in England as a full-time author and wrote fourteen books of travel, history, biography and wine. Patrick died in 2018, aged 94.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9798375081755
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 278
  • Udgivet:
  • 26. januar 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 140x216x15 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 322 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 7. december 2024

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Nelson is one of England's most famous men, but little is written of his wife of fourteen years, Lady Frances 'Fanny' Nelson, Duchess of Bronte, until now. Raised on a plantation in the West Indies, she married an unknown naval captain in 1787. He was unpopular with no prospects, an undesirable match. Yet Fanny was his devoted wife and widow until her death at the age of 70 in 1831. Largely ignored by biographers, Fanny was intelligent, well read and skilled in French, painting and the piano. She was also a favourite at court and amongst the Lords of the Admiralty. In this comprehensive biography Patrick Delaforce stakes Fanny's claim to a place in history. This is a story of a remarkable woman and her intimate relationship with England's greatest naval hero. Patrick Delaforce was educated at Winchester and served as a Troop Commander from Normandy to the Baltic in the Second World War. He then became a Port Wine shipper in Portugal, managed an advertising agency in New York before becoming a wine grower in France. He then lived in England as a full-time author and wrote fourteen books of travel, history, biography and wine. Patrick died in 2018, aged 94.

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