Commodore Hornblower - Couverture souple

Forester, C.S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316289388 ISBN 13 : 9780316289382

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Forester C S

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Revue de presse :

"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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0316289388
• ISBN 13: 9780316289382
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352