Petulant and jealous: Lord Nelson letters reveal his less noble side

Correspondence to be sold by Sotheby’s shows his love for Emma Hamilton and sense of frustration when not in combatHe was one of Britain’s greatest military leaders but letters coming up for auction in the new year reveal a less noble side to Admiral Lord Nelson: petulant, jealous and complaining.Two of the letters are from Nelson to his lover Emma Hamilton, another is written by Hamilton and a fourth features the couple writing together. They shed fascinating light on Nelson, his pa