Lord Hornblower
$23.46
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2018
Summary
1813, and Horatio Hornblower is propelled toward the heart of the French Empire and his old enemy, Napoleon …
Sir Horatio Hornblower has received strict and highly confidential orders from the highest rank - he must embark upon a grave and perilous mission to recapture the Flame in the Bay of Seine, where the brutal and foul-tempered Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick is being held prisoner by a mutinous crew.
Rescuing the Lieutenant demands all of Horatio’s spirit and seafaring pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405936941 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1405936940 |
| Author: | C.S. Forester |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea |
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These accounts of naval heroism during the Napoleonic era are cracking good yarns for whenever you’re feeling glum. We follow ambivalent young Hornblower as he rises from a seasick midshipman to become an understated tactical genius. * SundayTimes *I recommend Forester to every literate I know – Ernest HemingwayI find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining – Sir Winston Churchill
About The Author
C.S. Forester
C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as a government official. He studied medicine at Guy’s Hospital, and after leaving Guy’s without a degree he turned to writing as a career. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed with the Royal Navy to collect material for The Ship. He made a voyage to the Bering Sea to gather material for a similar book on the United States Navy, and it was during this trip that he was stricken with arteriosclerosis, a disease which left him crippled. However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966.
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