| Lieutenant Hornblower Contributor(s): Forester, C. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316290637 ISBN-13: 9780316290630 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: With interest in nautical adventure stories reaching unprecedented heights -- as evidenced by the success of The Perfect Storm, Patrick O'Brian's bestselling Aubrey/Maturin novels, the Titanic phenomenon, etc. -- now is the ideal time for readers to rediscover the pleasures and excitement of C. S. Forester's epic saga of turmoil and triumph on the high seas. The Horatio Hornblower novels, which recount the thrilling adventures of one of the most daring and resourceful officers in the Royal Navy as he wrestles with his own "accursed unhappy temperament" and as he sails valiantly into battle after battle against Napoleon's forces, have riveted and delighted millions of readers since the series was initiated in 1938. Little, Brown's relaunch of the Hornblower series commenced in June 1998 with the publication of a new low-priced hardcover edition of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the first Hornblower novel. Now it continues as the second and third novels in the series are reissued in trade paperback -- and as the A&E cable network premieres its magnificent new four-part television series based on Hornblower's adventures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Sea Stories - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 84081019 |
| Series: Hornblower Saga (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 5.56" W x 8.4" (0.69 lbs) 320 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79994 Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hornblower gets his first independent command in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved series, the most popular modern saga of the days when ships were wood and men were iron (New York Times Book Review). In this gripping tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, Horatio Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to face new responsibilities thrust upon him by the fortunes of war between Napoleon and Spain. Enduring near-mutiny, bloody hand-to-hand combat with Spanish seamen, deck-splintering sea battles, and the violence and horror of life on the fighting ships of the Napoleonic Wars, the young lieutenant distinguishes himself in his first independent command. He also faces an adventure unique in his experience: Maria. |