NELSONS LOST JEWEL (PB)

Presented to Nelson by Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798, the jewel had thirteen diamond rays to represent the French ships captured or destroyed at the action. Nelson wore the Chelengk on his hat like a turban jewel. Martyn Downer tells the extraordinary true story of the Chelengk, charting its journey through history and forging sparkling new and intimate portraits of Nelson, of his friends and rivals, and of the woman he loved.