Lord Hornblower: 10 (Hornblower Saga (Paperback)) - Softcover

Forester, C.S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316289434 ISBN 13: 9780316289436

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:

"A spirited narrative...saturated with the salty flavor of the sea."--San Francisco Chronicle

Book Description:

'I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know.' Ernest Hemmingway

Read by the star of the new TV series, another of C.S. Forester's famous Hornblower novels on abridged audio for the first time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0316289434
• ISBN 13: 9780316289436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 322