Commodore Hornblower - Softcover

Forester, C. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0523421087 ISBN 13: 9780523421087

Publisher: Pinnacle Books, 1983

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

About the Author:

Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 - 2 April 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and "The African Queen" (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels "A Ship of the Line" and "Flying Colours" were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0523421087
• ISBN 13: 9780523421087
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback