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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga (Paperback))

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga (Paperback))

by C. S. Forester

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 first naval adventure teaches the young midshipman enough to launch him on a series of increasingly glorious exploits. This... (more)

Lieutenant Hornblower

by C. S. Forester

This is the seventh novel in the Horatio Hornblower saga. In it, Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to assume the responsibilities that await him as a lieutenant. Chronologically this novel falls between MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER and CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER. It works us alongside this lanky and laconic young man who distinguishes himself in his first independent command. "The young... (more)

Hornblower : Beat to Quarters

by C. S. Forester

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 admired throughout the Western world. Winston Churchill was a notable enthusiast; he mentioned Hornblower in his WW II memoirs. In BEAT TO QUARTERS, a... (more)

Admiral Hornblower Omnibus

by C.S. Forester

This is an omnibus edition compromising of four C. S. Forester's classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower, namely: "Flying Colours", "The Commodore", "Lord Hornblower" and "Hornblower in the West Indies".

Hornblower and the Hotspur

by C. S. Forester

April 1803. The Peace of Amiens is breaking down. Napoleon is building ships and amassing an army just across the Channel. Horatio Hornblower-who, at age twenty-seven, has already distinguished himself as one of the most daring and resourceful officers in the Royal Navy-commands the three-masted Hotspur on a dangerous reconnaissance mission that evolves, as war breaks out, into a series of spectacular... (more)

Ship of the Line: Hornblower No. 6

by C. S. Forester

In this book Captian Hornblower sails his first ship of the line to the Spanish station, where he harries French communications under the glowering menace of Napoleon's onshore gun batteries.

Hornblower During the Crisis

by C. S. Forester

This last-written adventure of Horatio Hornblower finds him still a captain; the Napoleonic Wars rage on. Though the tale was incomplete at Forester's death, it offers a full measure of action at sea.

Hornblower and the AtroposC.S. Forester

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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga (Paperback))

by C. S. Forester

Lieutenant Hornblower

by C. S. Forester

Hornblower : Beat to Quarters

by C. S. Forester

Admiral Hornblower Omnibus

by C.S. Forester

Hornblower and the Hotspur

by C. S. Forester

Ship of the Line: Hornblower No. 6

by C. S. Forester

Hornblower During the Crisis

by C. S. Forester

Hornblower and the Atropos

by C.S. Forester