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Lieutenant Hornblower
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Lieutenant Hornblower
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) C.S. Forester
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Series | A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Historical adventure |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781405928304
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Classifications | Dewey:823.912 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
13 July 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Fantastic new B format package for the entire Hornblower series The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined. Amidst the hissing of wet wads, the stifling heat of white-hot cannonshot and the clamour of a mutinous crew, new Lieutenant Hornblower will need all of his seafaring cunning to overcome his first challenge in independent command on the high seas. And while blood and violence flow thick and fast aboard a beleaguered HMS Renown, the aftermath of war promises intrigue of an entirely different order- Maria, a young senorita, who might just soften the steely resolve of a young lieutenant. This is the second of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.
Author Biography
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.
ReviewsI 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 this fascinating tale * The Times Literary Supplement *
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