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The story of Nelson — Edmund Francis Sellar

The story of Nelson

Edmund Francis Sellar

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 66 pages

The Story of Nelson, from the Children's Heroes Series, is a short biography for young readers by Edmund Francis Sellar. It follows Horatio Nelson from his boyhood in Norfolk through his years at sea and the naval battles of his career. A warm, straightforward account of courage and duty.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE STORY OF NELSON
  2. CHAPTER I EARLY BOYHOOD—JOINS HIS SHIP
  3. CHAPTER II NELSON'S EARLY YEARS AT SEA—HIS FIRST COMMAND
  4. CHAPTER III NELSON IN THE WEST INDIES—AND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
  5. CHAPTER IV BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT
  6. CHAPTER V BATTLE OF THE NILE
  7. CHAPTER VI IN THE MEDITERRANEAN—AND AT HOME
  8. CHAPTER VII BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN
  9. CHAPTER VIII NAPOLEON'S THREATENED INVASION OF ENGLAND
  10. CHAPTER IX NELSON IN CHIEF COMMAND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN—IN PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY
  11. CHAPTER X TRAFALGAR—DEATH OF NELSON
  12. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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