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"Losing Nelson" is a novel of obsession, the story of Charles Cleasby, a man unable to see himself separately from the hero--Lord Horatio Nelson--he mistakenly idolizes. While Cleasby is convinced Nelson is the greatest hero, Cleasby comes to a horrifying incident of brutality in Nelson's military career that simply stumps all attempts at glorification. A "New Your Times" Notable Book. A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of 1999.
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Losing Nelson, Barry Unsworth
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- Losing Nelson
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Barry Unsworth
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0140260919
- ISBN13
- 9780140260915
- Series
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- "Losing Nelson" is a novel of obsession, the story of Charles Cleasby, a man unable to see himself separately from the hero--Lord Horatio Nelson--he mistakenly idolizes. While Cleasby is convinced Nelson is the greatest hero, Cleasby comes to a horrifying incident of brutality in Nelson's military career that simply stumps all attempts at glorification. A "New Your Times" Notable Book. A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of 1999.