Nelson

by Arthur Bryant

book

Genres: Biography, History, Military History

173 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

Sir Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant was an English historian, columnist for The Illustrated London News and man of affairs. His books included studies of Samuel Pepys, accounts of English eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history, and a life of George V.

Bryant's historiography was often based on an English romantic exceptionalism drawn from his nostalgia for an idealised agrarian past. He hated modern commercial and financial capitalism, he emphasised duty over rights, and he equated democracy with the consent of "fools" and "knaves"

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent historic accounting of Nelson's career and impact on England and her foes. No flashy story telling here, just the facts. If you're looking for a romanticized novel of Nelson, this is not it. However, you will come to appreciate exactly what Nelson meant to the Brits and how his thought process revolutionized Naval warfare. A must read for all history buffs.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very formal prose; reads as an "official" biography. Well printed plates and full spreads of pertinent paintings interspersed throughout the text make this a good one to keep around.

[Fraser McClennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A rip-roaring and at times jingoistic account of Nelson's travails. Genuinely entertaining in a way I did not expect.