Horatio Nelson was an extraordinary letter writer - vivid and frank - and his collection of letters has been compared with those of Pepys, Byron and Keats. Yet, incredibly, the one great edition of these letters, edited by Niucolas and published between 1844 and 1846, has never been reprinted despite its crucial importance to our understanding of Nelson and his times. Chatham Publishing are now reissuing all seven volumes of this work in an accessible paperback format. This new edition of the letters will be welcomed by all Nelson scholars, by maritime historians and by the general public who have in the past been so enthralled by the other great compilations such as Byron's letters or Pepys' diaries. No Nelson collection is complete without them. Volume III covers the period from January 1798 to August 1799.; In these 20 months, Nelson won the first of his great victories, destroying the French fleet at the battle of the Nile and ending Bonaparte's ambitions in Egypt. But his prolonged stay at Naples after the battle, when his affair with Emma Hamilton really began, came close to destroying the reputation he had so recently won.