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Mr Midshipman Hornblower
C.S. Forester
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Description for Mr Midshipman Hornblower
Paperback. Series: A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FJMC; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405928298
SKU
V9781405928298
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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About C.S. Forester
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.
Reviews for Mr Midshipman Hornblower
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
... Read more
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
... Read more