Superb!

A very well detailed and well written book about the life of one of England’s finest sons. The narration is perfectly suitable for a book written in 1813, about a man of the times.

A thoroughly enjoyable read.

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Narrators perfectly in tune !

The narrators character voice is perfectly in tune with the period as well as being inline with the characters and military services he’s reading.
This purposeful effort helps the end user drift off into the moment with ease.

Very good 👌

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Rule of 3

Very entertaining. A book written in 1813, 7 years after the death of Admiral Nelson, it has a modern feel to it.
The author was a Poet Laureate, dead at 31, he wrote Goldilocks and the 3 Bears along with biographies of other great men of his era.
If you have any interest in the statue in Trafalgar square, read this book.

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Excellent narration completely “in character”

I can see a few folks have been tripped up by the tone of the narration. The point is that this book was written by a contemporary of Nelson who was a noted historian, social reformer and poet. He experimented with laughing gas with Humphrey Davey and corresponded with Emily Brontë - telling her women shouldn’t bother with literature. He’s not a disinterested modern observer and had to be brought to life this way. Good book. Great narrator. Thanks.

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Beautifully read and written

A very touching memoir of a great hero, beautifully read and written, The biography was written and published within a decade of Nelson’s death by a poet laureate, so conveys the feel of the early nineteenth century which is emphasised by the style of the reader. A great experience!

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Stirring naval history!

Superbly narrated and written with care and feeling, this account of Nelson's life is inspiring as it is informative. Highly recommended.

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a little tricky but in the end very good

given when the book was written the language is a little hard to follow at first. this is also attributed to the style of narration but as I persevered both of these things began to make sense. if you like history it's very good.

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place the book in period....

I agree that the plummy tones are frequently annoying and we are not used to hearing them on mainstream media these days. However, the book was written in the 19th century by Southey who was a romantic poet and much of that tone would not suit the estuarine sounds that now predominate. Things are further not helped by the tone of Nelson who was a pompous little prat at his worst and hugely brave at his best. We tend to associate pluminess with pomposity!

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Annoying Posh “Frightfully” Reading

Nelson was one of my favourite boyhood heroes. His story is still captivating. The reading, however, has made it impossible for me to keep listening. The reader’s voice/accent sounds “frightfully” and condescending and his knowledge of the pronunciation of sailing terminology is lacking.

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Of its time

Written over 200 years ago, this book is hard to follow in places, but equally is a thorough account of the life of Nelson without a modern day lens.

It’s probably needs 2 or 3 listens though to get the most of it.

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