Based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century, this title examines the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment. It presents a picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art and love.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 432
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141190112
ISBN 10: 0141190116