Commodore Hornblower: 09 (Hornblower Saga (Paperback)) - Softcover

Forester, C.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316289388 ISBN 13: 9780316289382

Publisher: Little, Brown, 1989

Synopsis

These thrilling tales of high-seas adventure in the Napoleonic era, which Winston Churchill found vastly entertaining and Ernest Hemingway recommended to every literate I know , are being eagerly embraced by a new generation of readers. Back Bay takes pleasure in reissuing these classic tales in handsome new trade paperback editions. -- The Hornblower renaissance is in full sail with a nearly tenfold increase in sales: more than I5O, OOO Hornblower books sold in the first six months of 1999. -- The A&E television network's series of original movies based on Hornblower's adventures have been tremendously successful -- praised by critics, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of viewers, and winner of the Emmy Award for best miniseries. -- Two new movies will be premiering in the spring on A&E. -- Readers and booksellers who admire Patrick O'Brian's novels delight in discovering this new series of nautical adventure stories.

About this title

Review:

"The colors are vivid, the heroics stirring...You come away with the notion that life in the British Navy was indeed like this, the hardship and foulness along with the glory."--New York Times

Synopsis:

It is 1812, and Hornblower has been given sole responsibility for protecting the Baltic trade and stopping the spread of Napoleon's empire into Sweden and Russia. His instructions are to sacrifice every man and his ship rather than surrender. The author also wrote "The African Queen".

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0316289388
• ISBN 13: 9780316289382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320