The Volcano Lover

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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.
Susan Sontag’s The Volcano Lover is a novel of complexity, expression and passion set in late nineteenth century Naples, which re-imagines the real life events of the story of Horatio Nelson, Emma Hamilton and her husband, the British Ambassador at the court of Naples, Sir William Hamilton.

The British Ambassador has only two passions in life - his precious art collection and his fascination with volcanoes - until he agrees to take care of Emma, his nephew’s discarded mistress. He soon develops a new obsession and marries the girl, a beautiful, carefree and in some ways vulgar character. With the arrival of the British Navy, an affair erupts between its heroic captain and the ambassador’s wife which threatens to throw everyone’s life off course.
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Weight 0.315000
Author Susan Sontag
Availability IP
Department France
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780141190112
Pages 432
Published 02/07/2009
Publisher Penguin
Section French Maps
Series Penguin Modern Classics
Size Unfolded 13x20cm
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