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August 5, 1799
Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Lord Nelson and his wife visit a bookseller in London to buy a family Bible before his final departure. The bookseller is pleased by Nelson's religious inclination, and Nelson reveals he always sails with a Bible as his cabin companion.
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Lord Nelson's Cabin Companion,
a genuine anecdote.
PREVIOUS to this Christian Hero's last departure from London, he called, with his lady, at a bookseller's shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, to purchase a family bible; on his presenting a bill in payment, the bookseller requested his name and signature: on being informed it was Nelson, he directly apologized, and did not refrain expressing himself happy at seeing a religious tendency in our great naval commanders.
"Mr. R." replied the gallant Admiral, laying his hand upon the bible, "I never sail without one as my cabin companion."
a genuine anecdote.
PREVIOUS to this Christian Hero's last departure from London, he called, with his lady, at a bookseller's shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, to purchase a family bible; on his presenting a bill in payment, the bookseller requested his name and signature: on being informed it was Nelson, he directly apologized, and did not refrain expressing himself happy at seeing a religious tendency in our great naval commanders.
"Mr. R." replied the gallant Admiral, laying his hand upon the bible, "I never sail without one as my cabin companion."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Lord Nelson
Family Bible
Bookseller
Religious Tendency
Cabin Companion
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Nelson
His Lady
Mr. R.
Where did it happen?
St. Paul's Churchyard, London
Story Details
Key Persons
Lord Nelson
His Lady
Mr. R.
Location
St. Paul's Churchyard, London
Event Date
Previous To This Christian Hero's Last Departure From London
Story Details
Before his final departure from London, Lord Nelson and his lady buy a family Bible from a bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard. The bookseller, upon learning it's Nelson, expresses joy at his religious tendency. Nelson replies that he never sails without a Bible as his cabin companion.