Captain Hornblower R. N.: Hornblower and the Atropos / Happy Return / A Ship of the Line
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (749 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140081771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. S. However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. In 1932 Forester was offered a Hollywood contract, and from then until 1939 he spent thirteen weeks of every year in America. About the Author C. His first success was Payment Deferred, a novel written at the age of twenty-four and later dramatized and filmed with Charles Laughton in the leading role. He died in 1966. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed w
However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966. In 1932 Forester was offered a Hollywood contract, and from then until 1939 he spent thirteen weeks of every year in America. His first success was Payment Deferred, a novel written at the age of twenty-four and later dramatized and filmed with Charles Laughton in the leading role. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as
Great book, badly converted This is a great book. As a new kindle owner and a long time Hornblower fan, I thought this would make an excellent test for my first book on the kindle. However, I have been very disappointed with the number of errors present in the text. Since I am new to the kindle, I don't know if this is a common problem. But, almost every page (which is less than a r. Thunder of battle Hornblower was the first of the modern genre of Nelsonian naval heroes, and one of the best. Tortured, self-critical, congenitally shy, but a lion in battle, he's an unlikely hero in many ways - but an enjoyable one, with plenty of human flaws as well as military cunning.These are probably the best books of the series. The Happy Return was the first one F. Diccon said For fans of Forester. The naval career of C.S. Forester's hero, Horatio Hornblower, is narrated in a series of historical novels set in the time of the Napoleonic wars and beg comparison with Bernard Cornwell's army hero, Richard Sharpe set in the same context. Hornblower is a three-dimensional character with whom the reader becomes ever more familiar so that one looks forward
"a ship of the line" commando raids, hurricanes at sea, the glowering menace of Napoleon's onshore gun batteries - Hornblower must deal with them all as he sails his ship to the Spanish station. 'Battle, storm, shipwreck, disease - what were the chances that he would never come back again?' "The happy return" Hornblower sails the South American waters and comes face to face with a mad, messianic revolutionary in a novel that ripples with risk and gripping adventure. "Hornblower and the Atropos" skippering the flagship for Nelson's funeral on the Thames is not Hornblower's idea of thrilling action. But soon his orders come, and he sets sail for the Mediterranean in the Atropos. Throughout his escapades Forester remains gallant, resourceful and courageous - the embodiment of all the most vivid in a great naval tradition.