Mr Midshipman Hornblower

Name: Mr Midshipman Hornblower
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SKU: 9781405928298
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By C.S. Forester

Series: A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea

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Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester follows the early naval adventures of Horatio Hornblower as he embarks on his career in the British Royal Navy. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the young midshipman navigates a series of challenges and gains experience in tactical and leadership skills while capturing the complexity of life at sea. This thrilling tale combines action, suspense, and a rich depiction of naval warfare in a historical context.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy thrilling seafaring adventures and historical settings. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows a young naval officer's journey filled with courage, strategy and exciting naval battles. It provides a gripping tale of growth and resilience on treacherous seas.

Mr Midshipman Hornblower

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Hornblower is Hamlet in command of a battleship - New York Times

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 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.

With a character-forming duel, several chases, and some strange tavern encounters, the young Hornblower is soon forged into a formidable man of the sea.

This is the first of eleven books chronicling the nautical adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable hero, Horatio Hornblower.

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Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester is highly regarded, with reviewers praising the author’s command of storytelling and the engaging nature of the protagonist, Hornblower. Notable figures such as Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill admire the book's entertainment value and compelling narrative, while the Times Literary Supplement and other publications commend its insights into war and human nature. Readers often acknowledge C.S. Forester as a master of the genre.

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ISBN: 9781405928298

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 July 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

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.