Losing Nelson
Author: Barry Unsworth
In the basement of a large Victorian house in London, Charles Cleasby painstakingly re-enacts the great sea battles of his hero, Horatio Nelson. He is also writing a faithful biography of the great man, as a true English hero for an age without idols, a ‘bright angel’ to Charles’ dark shadow…..Read More
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