The Life of Nelson

Author: Robert Southey

Referenced in 2 episodes

Episodes Referencing This Book

October 30, 2025

Context:

Southey is mentioned as the poet laureate who 'wrote the first great biography of Nelson,' and is quoted saying the news of Nelson's death 'was felt in England as something more than a public calamity.'

October 12, 2025

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Referenced as the first celebrated biography of Nelson, written by the poet laureate, which despite being very laudatory says the Naples episode is 'a stain on the memory of Nelson and upon the honour of England.'