$24.50
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
13 July 2017
Summary
April 1803, and the Peace of Amiens is failing as Horatio Hornblower takes a three-master on a vital reconnaissance mission …
On the day of his marriage to Maria, Hornblower is ordered to take the Hotspur and head for Brest - war is coming and Napoleon will not catch His Majesty’s navy with its britches round its ankles. With thoughts of his new life as a husband intruding on his duties, Hornblower must prove himself to be not only the most capable commander in the fleet, but…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405928311 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140592831X |
| Author: | C.S. Forester |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 25mm |
| Series: | A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea |
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I recommend Forester to every literate I know–Ernest Hemingway I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining–Sir Winston Churchill
I recommend Forester to every literate I know – Ernest Hemingway
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining – Sir Winston Churchill
About The Author
C.S. Forester
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was a government official. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he entered the Ministry of Information. As well as the famous Horatio Hornblower series, his novels include The African Queen, adapted into the famous film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued.
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