Lieutenant Hornblower

Fantastic new B format package for the entire Hornblower seriesThe nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. Amidst the hissing of wet wads, the stifling heat of white-hot cannonshot and the clamour of a mutinous crew, new Lieutenant Hornblower will need all of his seafaring cunning to overcome his first challenge in independent command on the high seas. And while blood and violence flow thick and fast aboard a beleaguered HMS Renown, the aftermath of war promises intrigue of an entirely different order- Maria, a young senorita, who might just soften the steely resolve of a young lieutenant.This is the second of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.

“I recommend Forester to every literate I know--Ernest Hemingway I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining--Sir Winston Churchill One of the best...Everyone interested in war, or in human nature, should read this fascinating tale-- The Times Literary Supplement”

I recommend Forester to every literate I know -- Ernest Hemingway
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining -- Sir Winston Churchill
One of the best...Everyone interested in war, or in human nature, should read this fascinating tale The Times Literary Supplement

C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as a government official. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed with the Royal Navy. In the HORNBLOWER novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966.

The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. New Lieutenant Hornblower's latest ship is HMS Renown , a sound vessel whose captain is unfortunately of rather unsound mind. When ordered to attack a Spanish anchorage, the chain of command breaks down and it requires all of Hornblower's seafaring cunning to avert disaster. As cannons pound and splinters fly aboard their beleaguered vessel, and the men are forced to engage at close quarters, the young lieutenant knows that to save his ship and crew he must prove himself a master of the high seas . . . This is the second of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. 'One of the best...Everyone interested in war, or in human nature, should read this fascinating tale.' The Times Literary Supplement

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