Name: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
ISBN: 9780316290609

Cecil Scott Forester

The inauspicious beginnings of Midshipman Hornblower and his spectacular rise to Lieutenant are described in this novel of adventure on the high seas

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

C.S. Forester

Volume 1 of the Hornblower Saga (Jan 1793 - Nov 1797) Volume One of the enormously popular Horatio Hornblower Saga. Seventeen year old Horatio joins the British Navy to fight against Napoleon and his tyranny of Europe. Duels, imprisonment, shipwrecked sailors, naval battles - challenges that spawn one of literature's best loved heroes -- this is where it all begins.

Janice Hopper

I read a bunch of the Hornblower novels back in high school, and quite liked them. I was always a bit afraid to revisit them in case the Suck Fairy had been at them. 

Happy to report no Suck Fairy here. I quite liked this. Now looking forward to re-reading the rest. The on to another course through Patrick O'Brian.

Christian West

C S. Forester

Horatio Hornblower commences his career in the Royal Navy as an inexperienced midshipman in January 1794. Through a series of challenges and adventures both in and out of combat, Hornblower discovers he is actually talented in both seamanship and leadership. People initially thought Hornblower a dullard but later grew to respect him.

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

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