The Young Hornblower Omnibus: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and, Hornblower and the Hotspur - Softcover

Forester, C.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140119396 ISBN 13: 9780140119398

Publisher: Penguin, 1989

Synopsis

Introducing the most gallant and redoubtable figure in naval history - Horatio Hornblower. The seventeen year old Hornblower became infamous as soon as he stepped on board ship as the midshipman who was seasick in the Spithead, but things were soon to change. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble. The reader stands right beside him as he prepares to fight his first duel, feels that heat as he battles to control a blazing ship and shares his horror as he experiences for the first time, the panic of the plague. The young Hornblower - A truly formidable force in his majesty's service.

About this title

About the Author:

C. S. Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as a government official. He studied medicine at Guy's Hospital and, after leaving Guy's without a degree, he turned to writing as a career.

His first success was Payment Deferred, a novel written at the age of twenty-four and later dramatized and filmed with Charles Laughton in the leading role. In 1932 Forester was offered a Hollywood contract, and from then until 1939 he spent thirteen weeks of every year in America.

On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed with the Royal Navy to collect the material for The Ship. He made a voyage to the Bering Sea to gather material for a similar book on the United States Navy, and it was during this trip that he was stricken with arteriosclerosis, a disease which left him crippled. However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966.

Synopsis:

An omnibus edition comprising three of C.S. Forester's classic seafaring tales featuring the indomitable hero, Horatio Hornblower. This edition offers the opportunity to collect the three early adventures, "Mr Midshipman," "Lieutenant Hornblower," and "Hornblower and the Hotspur."

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0140119396
• ISBN 13: 9780140119398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640