Forester's inimitable hero, Horatio Hornblower.

This is the first of eleven books chronicling the nautical adventures of C. Forester (Author) 4,184 ratings Book 1 of 10: Hornblower Saga See all formats and editions Kindle 2.00 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 35.96 12 Used from 12.78 4 New from 35.96 1 Collectible from 59. Midshipman Hornblower’s unmusical ear caught the raucous sounds of a military band, and soon, with a gleam of scarlet and white and gold, the head of the column came round the corner. Midshipman Hornblower - (Hornblower Saga (Paperback)) by C S Forester. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga (Paperback)) Paperback Januby C. 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.Īfter 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. The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower. Īs a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty's navy.

Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction' Conn Iggulden, The Independentġ793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command. 'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Join young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks

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