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The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England. Though not an unqualified success, this... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Horatio Hornblower: Midshipman in His Britannic Majesty's navy.
- Mr. Simpson: Add a description of this character.
- Matthews
- Jackson
- Edrington
- Pellew
- Finch
- Neuville
- Hales
- Marie Galante
- Le Reve
- Mr. Hunter
- Caroline
- Foster
- Duras
- Oldroyd
- Mr. Homblower
- Keene
- Mr. Soames
- Preston
- Bracegirdle
- Hammond
- Pouzauges
- Mr. Eccles
- Caldwell
- Harvey
- Lady Dalrymple
- Winyatt
- Maxwell
- Kennedy
- Tapling
- Hepplewhite
- Mr. Chadd
- Ferrol
First Sentence edit
A JANUARY GALE was roaring up the Channel, blustering loudly, and bearing on its bosom rain squalls whose big drops rattled loudly on the tarpaulin clothing of those among the officers and men whose duties kept them on deck.
Table of Contents edit
CHAPTER ONE — The Even Chance
CHAPTER TWO — The Cargo of Rice
CHAPTER THREE — The Penalty of Failure
CHAPTER FOUR — The Man Who Felt Queer
CHAPTER FIVE — The Man Who Saw God
CHAPTER SIX — The Frogs and the Lobsters
CHAPTER SEVEN — The Spanish Galleys
CHAPTER EIGHT — The Examination for Lieutenant
CHAPTER NINE — Noah's Ark
CHAPTER TEN — The Duchess and the Devil
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 12 in Horatio Hornblower. (standard series)
Followed by Lieutenant Hornblower.
Authors & Contributors edit
- C. S. Forester (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1950
ISBN: 0316289094
Page Count: 310
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 1950
ISBN: 0316289094
Page Count: 310
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ3.F75956 Mi
- Dewey: 823.912
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