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Mr Midshipman Hornblower C.S. Forester

Mr Midshipman Hornblower By C.S. Forester

Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester


Mr Midshipman Hornblower Summary

Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester

Join young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks

'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction' Conn Iggulden, The Independent
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1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command . . .

As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty's navy.

Yet from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves.

After a character-forming duel, several deadly chases and some dramatic captures and escapes, the young Hornblower is soon forged into a formidable man of the sea.

This is the first of eleven books chronicling the nautical adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable hero, Horatio Hornblower.
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'Absolutely compelling. One of the great masters of narrative'
San Francisco Chronicle

Mr Midshipman Hornblower Reviews

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 * Times Literary Supplement *
Absolutely compelling. One of the great masters of narrative * San Francisco Chronicle *
A master of the genre * New York Times *

About C.S. Forester

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.

Additional information

GOR008930208
9781405928298
1405928298
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
20170713
320
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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