Born a poor country girl of immense charm with kindness and ambition, Emma Hamilton becomes the wife of Sir William Hamilton, the British Ambassador to Naples, then meets and falls in love with the darling of Britain - Horatio Nelson. With extraordinary sensitivity, Norah Lofts has captured the changing, volatile, intriguing character of Emma Hamilton. Her lucid narrative is enhanced by selections from Emma's letters and many portraits by the great painters of her time.

Non-fiction