title: Other Copenhagens (And Other Stories)
author:  Edmund Jorgensen 
description: Edmund Jorgensen is the author of the novel Speculation and the short story collection Other Copenhagens (And Other Stories). He lives in Watertown with his wife and empirically adorable son. If that's not enough for you, you can find out more about him (and sign up for his email list) at http://www.inkwellandoften.com. He goes by @tomheon on Twitter, and welcomes email at ewj@inkwellandoften.com.
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  > To Sofia
  
   **ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**
  
  > My thanks for their invaluable advice and research to:  
  > Simon Bainbridge, Jonathan Caplan QC, Gillian Green, Alison Prince,
  > Catherine Richards and Johnny van Haeften.
  
  > Special thanks to Detective Sergeant Michelle Roycroft (Ret.), and Chief
  > Superintendent John Sutherland (Ret.).
  
  > During the battle of Copenhagen in 1801,  
  > the flagship commander signalled to Lord Nelson that  
  > he should stop attacking the Danish fleet and retreat.
  
  > Nelson held a telescope to his blind eye and said,  
  > ‘I do not see the signal.’ Having disobeyed the order,  
  > Nelson continued to attack and won the battle.
  
  > This incident has come to be known as  
  > turning a blind eye.
  
  CONTENTS
  
    1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    2. Chapter 1
    3. Chapter 2
    4. Chapter 3
    5. Chapter 4
    6. Chapter 5
    7. Chapter 6
    8. Chapter 7
    9. Chapter 8
    10. Chapter 9
    11. Chapter 10
    12. Chapter 11
    13. Chapter 12
    14. Chapter 13
    15. Chapter 14
   