Hornblower and the Atropos - Couverture souple

Forester, C. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316289299 ISBN 13 : 9780316289290

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 1985

Synopsis

Book by Forester C S

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean Fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering treasure that lies deep in Turkish waters and boldly challenging a Spanish frigate several times her size. At the center of each adventure is Hornblower, Forester's most inspired creation, whose blend of cautious preparation and spirited execution dazzles friend and foe alike.

Biographie de l'auteur :

C.S. Forester was born in 1899, the son of an English school-teacher. He cut his teeth on a series of military and naval novels before being offered a Hollywood screen-writing job to pen a pirate movie. However when that project went belly up, he turned to writing again with the first of the series that was to make him a worldwide name - THE HAPPY RETURN starring one Horatio Hornblower. He eventually died in 1966.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0316289299
• ISBN 13: 9780316289290
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352