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Highlights
- Hornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved adventure series, called "exciting, realistic, packed with grand naval action" by the New Yorker.
- About the Author: C. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote many highly acclaimed novels, including the eleven-volume Hornblower saga and The African Queen.
- 304 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Sea Stories
- Series Name: Hornblower Saga (Paperback)
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Book Synopsis
Hornblower leads his first ship of the line into enemy waters in this installment of C. S. Forester's beloved adventure series, called "exciting, realistic, packed with grand naval action" by the New Yorker. May 1810, seventeen years deep into the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Horatio Hornblower is newly in command of his first ship of the line, the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland, which he deems "the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List." Moreover, she is 250 men short of a full crew, so Hornblower must enlist and train "poachers, bigamists, sheepstealers," and other landlubbers.By the time the Sutherland reaches the blockaded Catalonian coast of Spain, the crew is capable of staging five astonishing solo raids against the French. But the grisly prospect of defeat and capture looms for both captain and crew as the Sutherland single-handedly takes on four French ships.
"A fine sea tale, to be ranked with the best of its kind." --New York Times
Review Quotes
"Ship of the Line contains such lucid explanations of naval maneuvers that before they have finished its readers may feel they could sail a frigate themselves."--Time
About the Author
C. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote many highly acclaimed novels, including the eleven-volume Hornblower saga and The African Queen.Dimensions (Overall): 8.32 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: .61 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Sea Stories
Series Title: Hornblower Saga (Paperback)
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Format: Paperback
Author: C S Forester
Language: English
Street Date: September 30, 1985
TCIN: 85836805
UPC: 9780316289368
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-4033
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.61 pounds
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