Hornblower - Hornblower Adaptations, Hornblower Books, Hornblower Characters, Hornblower Ships, Horatio Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hornblower Adaptations, Hornblower Books, Hornblower Characters, Hornblower Ships, Horatio Hornblower, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, William Bush, Captain Horatio Hornblower R.n., Hornblower in the West Indies, the Happy Return, Lieutenant Hornblower, the Commodore, Hornblower and the Atropos, Flying Colours, Lord Hornblower, a Ship of the Line, Hornblower and the Crisis, Hornblower and the Hotspur, Hms Justinian, Hms Lydia, Hms Atropos, El Supremo, Hms Crab, Hms Clorinda. Excerpt: Horatio Hornblower is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester, and later the subject of films and television programs. The original Hornblower tales began with the appearance of a junior Royal Navy Captain on independent duty on a secret mission to Central America, though later stories would fill out his earlier years, starting with an unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress, he gains promotion steadily, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends, as a result of his skill and daring. Eventually, after surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, he rises to the pinnacle of his profession, promoted to Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron, knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and named the 1st Baron Hornblower. Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying, "I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know," and Winston Churchill stated, "I find Hornblower admirable." There are many parallels between Hornblower and real naval officers of the period, including Joseph Needham Tayler, Thomas Cochrane and Horatio Nelson. The name "Horatio" was inspired by the character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and chosen also because of its association with contemporary figures such... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=155681