Martyn Downer - Nelson's Purse

MARTYN DOWNER

Nelson's Purse

UK Edition		US Edition
Bantam Press 2004 ISBN: 0593 051807		Smithsonian Institute Press 2004 ISBN: 1-58834-184-4

Everybody has heard of Admiral Lord Nelson and his famous victory at Trafalgar commemorated in the most important square in London.

But who has heard of Alexander Davison?

Martyn Downer certainly hadn't when as a director of Sotheby's he was asked to value a brooch bearing Nelson initials, by descendants of Davison.

That day changed Martyn's life for ever and led to him investigating the relationship between Nelson, the women in his life and his secretary, accountant and confidant, Alexander Davison.

Nelson's Purse is the story of that investigation. More...