Mr Midshipman Hornblower
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Mr Midshipman Hornblower by Cs 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 _______ 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. _______ 'Absolutely compelling. One of the great masters of narrative' San Francisco Chronicle
I recommend Forester to every literate I know -- Ernest Hemingway
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining -- Sir Winston Churchill
One of the bestEveryone 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 *
I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining -- Sir Winston Churchill
One of the bestEveryone 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 *
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was a government official. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he entered the Ministry of Information. As well as the famous Horatio Hornblower series, his novels include The African Queen, adapted into the famous film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405928298 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405928298 |
| Title | Mr Midshipman Hornblower |
| Author | C S Forester |
| Series | A Horatio Hornblower Tale Of The Sea |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-07-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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