The Lake English Classics General Editor LINDSAY TODD DAMON, A.B Professor of English in Brown University ADDISON-The Sir Roger De Coverley Papers-ABBOTT.. ADDISON AND STEELE-Selections from The Tatler and The Spec 35c tator-ABBOTT. 35c English Poems-From POPE, GRAY, GOLDSMITH, COLERIDGE, BYRON, 45c HAWTHORNE-The House of the Seven Gables-HERRICK.. 40c HAWTHORNE-Twice-Told Tales-HERRICK AND BRUERE. 45c HUGHES-Tom Brown's School Days-DE MILLE. 40c 40c IRVING-The Sketch Book-KRAPP.. 40c IRVING-Tales of a Traveller-and parts of The Sketch Book-KRAPP 45c LAMB-Essays of Elia-BENEDICT.. .... 35c The Lake English Classics—continued LONGFELLOW-Narrative Poems-POWELL..... LOWELL-Vision of Sir Launfal-See Coleridge. 40c ...... 35c MACAULAY-Essays on Addison and Johnson-NEWCOMER. MACAULAY-Essays on Clive and Hastings-NEWCOMER............ 35c MACAULAY-Goldsmith, Frederic The Great, Madame D'Arblay-NEW COMER.. 35c ........... MACAULAY-Essays on Milton and Addison-NEWCOMER........................ 35c 25c 40c POPE-Homer's Iliad, Books I,VI, XXII, XXIV-CRESSY AND MOODY 25c READE-The Cloister and The Hearth-DE MILLE RUSKIN-Sesame and Lilies-LINN..... SCOTT-Ivanhoe-SIMONDS........ SCOTT-Quentin Durward-SIMONDS... SCOTT-Lady of the Lake-MOODY.... SCOTT-Lay of the Last Minstrel-MOODY AND WILLARD. SCOTT-Marmion-MOODY AND WILLARD..... SHAKSPERE-The Neilson Edition-Edited by W. A. NEILSON, each. .30c 50c 25c 45c 45c 35c 25c 35c SHAKSPERE-Merchant of Venice-LOVETT. SOUTHEY-Life of Nelson-WESTCOTT...... 30c 40c .......... STEVENSON—Inland Voyage and Travels with a Donkey-LEONARD. 35c Three American Poems-The Raven, Snow-Bound, Miles Standish- 25c Types of the Short Story-HEYDRICK 40c Washington, Webster, Lincoln-DENNEY.. 30c SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY CHICAGO: 623 S Wabash Ave. NEW YORK: 8 East 34th Street SOUTHEY'S LIFE OF NELSON EDITED FOR SCHOOL USE BY ALLAN F. WESTCOTT, Ph.D. INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH, UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY CHICAGO NEW YORK CHAPTER I. Nelson's Birth and Boyhood-He is entered on board the Raisonnable-Goes to the West Indies in a Mer- chant-ship; then serves in the Triumph-He sails in Cap- tain Phipps' Voyage of Discovery-Goes to the East Indies in the Seahorse, and returns in ill health-Serves as acting Lieutenant in the Worcester, and is made Lieu- tenant into the Lowestoffe, Commander into the Badger Brig, and Post into the Hinchinbrook-Expedition against CHAPTER II. Nelson goes to France during the peace-Re- appointed to the Boreas, and stationed at the Leeward Islands His firm conduct concerning the American inter- lopers and the contractors-The West Indies-Marries and returns to England-Is on the point of quitting the serv- ice in disgust-Manner of life while unemployed-Ap- CHAPTER III. The Agamemnon sent to the Mediterranean- Commencement of Nelson's acquaintance with Sir W. Hamilton-He is sent to Corsica, to co-operate with Paoli -State of affairs in that island-Nelson undertakes the siege of Bastia, and reduces it-Takes a distinguished part in the siege of Calvi, where he loses an eye-Admiral Hotham's action-The Agamemnon ordered to Genoa to CHAPTER IV. Sir J. Jervis takes the command-Genoa joins |