Lord Hornblower by Cs Forester
It's 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.
These accounts of naval heroism during the Napoleonic era are cracking good yarns for whenever you're feeling glumWe 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 Hemingway
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining—Sir Winston Churchill
I recommend Forester to every literate I know—Ernest Hemingway
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining—Sir Winston Churchill
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780241955598 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241955599 |
| Title | Lord Hornblower |
| Author | Cs Forester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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