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a.k.a. The Happy Return
Another exciting addition to our growing collection of sea stories, BEAT TO QUARTERS is a favorite among devotees of Horatio Hornblower, England's most durable sailor. The creation of C.S. Forester (AFRICAN QUEEN, THE GOOD SHEPHERD), Hornblower is known and...
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IT WAS NOT LONG after dawn that Captain Hornblower came up on the quarterdeck on the Lydia.
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This is book 6 of 12 in Horatio Hornblower. (standard series)
Preceded by Hornblower and the Atropos, and followed by Ship of the Line.
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- C. S. Forester (Author)
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Publication Date: 1937
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- Dewey: 823.912
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