Dr. Marianne Czisnik trained and practiced as a lawyer in Germany before researching aspects of Nelson's life, image and iconography at the University of Edinburgh. A leading Nelson scholar, she has published on a wide range of subjects related to Nelson.

• List of Illustrations ........................................................................age xiAcknowledgements .....................................................................xiiiPreface...........................................................................................xvGeneral Introduction .......................................................................1A. Choice of Documents................................................................1B. Editorial Procedures ..................................................................2C. Conditions under Which the Letters Were Written .................13D. Outer Appearance of Letters ...................................................17Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citations .........................23I: The Beginning of an Enduring Relationship, June 1978-December 1800...........................................................25II: The Baltic Campaign, January-June 1801 ..............................97III: The Channel Campaign, July-October 1801 .......................245IV: Settled, May 1802-August 1805..........................................337V: The End, September-October 1805 ......................................507Appendices..................................................................................5331. Selected List of Previous Publications....................................5352.Chronology of Nelson's letters to Lady Hamilton ..................5393.Items Mentioned in the Letters, Nelson's Wills and Codicils to His Wills ...................................................................5574.Poetry Referred to in Nelson's Letters....................................5635.Minute of a Conversation with the Prince Royal of Denmark on 3 April 1801 ...........................................................5676.The Taking of the Swift Cutter: An Attempt to Trace the Documents Captured by l'Espérance in 1804 ......................5737.Documentation of Flow of Letters in Chapter IV (1803-1805)581Sources and Documents ..............................................................597Index ...........................................................................................619

Dr. Marianne Czisnik trained and practiced as a lawyer in Germany before researching aspects of Nelson's life, image and iconography at the University of Edinburgh. A leading Nelson scholar, she has published on a wide range of subjects related to Nelson.

• List of Illustrations ........................................................................age xiAcknowledgements .....................................................................xiiiPreface...........................................................................................xvGeneral Introduction .......................................................................1A. Choice of Documents................................................................1B. Editorial Procedures ..................................................................2C. Conditions under Which the Letters Were Written .................13D. Outer Appearance of Letters ...................................................17Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citations .........................23I: The Beginning of an Enduring Relationship, June 1978-December 1800...........................................................25II: The Baltic Campaign, January-June 1801 ..............................97III: The Channel Campaign, July-October 1801 .......................245IV: Settled, May 1802-August 1805..........................................337V: The End, September-October 1805 ......................................507Appendices..................................................................................5331. Selected List of Previous Publications....................................5352.Chronology of Nelson's letters to Lady Hamilton ..................5393.Items Mentioned in the Letters, Nelson's Wills and Codicils to His Wills ...................................................................5574.Poetry Referred to in Nelson's Letters....................................5635.Minute of a Conversation with the Prince Royal of Denmark on 3 April 1801 ...........................................................5676.The Taking of the Swift Cutter: An Attempt to Trace the Documents Captured by l'Espérance in 1804 ......................5737.Documentation of Flow of Letters in Chapter IV (1803-1805)581Sources and Documents ..............................................................597Index ...........................................................................................619

Dr. Marianne Czisnik trained and practiced as a lawyer in Germany before researching aspects of Nelson's life, image and iconography at the University of Edinburgh. A leading Nelson scholar, she has published on a wide range of subjects related to Nelson.

• List of Illustrations ........................................................................age xiAcknowledgements .....................................................................xiiiPreface...........................................................................................xvGeneral Introduction .......................................................................1A. Choice of Documents................................................................1B. Editorial Procedures ..................................................................2C. Conditions under Which the Letters Were Written .................13D. Outer Appearance of Letters ...................................................17Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in Citations .........................23I: The Beginning of an Enduring Relationship, June 1978-December 1800...........................................................25II: The Baltic Campaign, January-June 1801 ..............................97III: The Channel Campaign, July-October 1801 .......................245IV: Settled, May 1802-August 1805..........................................337V: The End, September-October 1805 ......................................507Appendices..................................................................................5331. Selected List of Previous Publications....................................5352.Chronology of Nelson's letters to Lady Hamilton ..................5393.Items Mentioned in the Letters, Nelson's Wills and Codicils to His Wills ...................................................................5574.Poetry Referred to in Nelson's Letters....................................5635.Minute of a Conversation with the Prince Royal of Denmark on 3 April 1801 ...........................................................5676.The Taking of the Swift Cutter: An Attempt to Trace the Documents Captured by l'Espérance in 1804 ......................5737.Documentation of Flow of Letters in Chapter IV (1803-1805)581Sources and Documents ..............................................................597Index ...........................................................................................619