Losing Nelson
As he writes on Nelson, a British biographer re-lives his battles and romances. But he is obsessed by a black mark against his hero, Nelson's massacre of Neapolitans. The biographer undertakes a trip to Naples and receives an explanation.
FictionHistoriographyInfluenceNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815Naval HistoryFiction, historicalGreat britain, fictionNapoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fictionHero worshipNew York Times reviewedFiction, historical, generalObsessive-compulsive disorder