Horatio Hornblower sails South American waters and comes face to face with a mad revolutionary in a novel that ripples with risk and gripping adventure. Throughout his escapades, Forester's hero remains resourceful and courageous.
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"I feel like I've learned a lot about nautical travel just by reading this book. It's awesome. You should read it if for no other reason than the well-developed protagonist. Horatio Hornblower is one hell of a character. " — Zach (4 out of 5 stars)
"I feel like I've learned a lot about nautical travel just by reading this book. It's awesome. You should read it if for no other reason than the well-developed protagonist. Horatio Hornblower is one hell of a character. "
" A nice and quick, excellent read. Great for anyone curious about what it was like to live as an officer aboard a ship "
" A rip-roaring good old fashioned adventure and the best of the Horatio Hornblower series. "
" A re-read. And Hornblower is as fantastic as ever. "
" Lots of action and an education in British sailing ships of the 19th century. "
" Great book, a fine example of a whole genera. "
" This reminds me of reading every book I could get my hands on when I was younger...the Captain is a first-rate character, but not much happens in the book. I do like books about ships, though...I had forgotten that. "
" Found the action a little lacking in this one. "
" an unpleasant book about an unpleasant man; didn't make it past the middle. "
" Some really great naval battles in this book. "
C. S. Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899–1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works are The African Queen and the eleven-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era. His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. He is also known for writing gritty psychological thrillers that took crime writing in a new direction as they portrayed ordinary people turning in desperation to crime.
Christian Rodska has worked in theaters all over the United Kingdom and in the West End, and he has recorded hundreds of radio plays and poetry programs. Over the last thirty years he has worked regularly in television, from early programs such as Follyfoot and Doomwatch, to Taggart, Sharpe, and Wycliffe. He has recorded over one hundred audiobooks and has won several awards, including fourteen AudioFile Earphones Awards.
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