Lord Hornblower (Hornblower Saga) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "THE CHAPEL STALL of carved oak in which Sir Horatio Hornblower was sitting was most uncomfortable, and the sermon which the Dean of Westminster was..." (more)
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Product Description

"In this, the tenth volume in C.S. Forester's series of classic naval adventure tales, Horatio Hornblower must rescue a man he knows to be a tyrant from the mutiny of his crew--a dubious chore, but one that leads Hornblower, with the aid of his old love, Marie, to the glorious conclusion of his own battle with Napoleon."

About the Author

CS Forester is the author of the bestselling HORNBLOWER novels - soon to be a major TV series. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Back Bay Books (November 2, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316289434
• ISBN-13: 978-0316289436
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,149 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 10 in The Horatio Hornblower Series.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for half of it, July 25, 2003

By	Michael H. Siegel (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book started out so well. After Horatio Hornblower's triumph in the Baltic, he is assigned an incredibly difficult duty. He is to take back a ship that has mutinied against one of the most brutal captains in the Royal Navy. The ship is only a few miles from escaping to France and recapturing it is going to take all of Hornblower's ingenuity.

When Lord Hornblower was dealing with this subject, I found it thrilling and captivating. But halfway through, it changes to Hornblower entering France and taking part in the rebellion against the tottering Napoleon. It was then that the novel ground to a screeching halt. Hornblower's attempts to deal with the crown prince of France are amazingly dull and his later guerilla campaign was unbelievable. Perhaps I was turned off by a developement with Bush halfway through that was abrupt and cold. But for some reason, the last half of his book dragged for me -- a situation I'd never experienced before in a Hornblower book.

I would probably still recommend purchasing this book if you've come this far. But don't get your hopes up. This is a low point in the series.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing saga of a British naval officer's career., May 15, 1999

By A Customer

I'd like to answer the British Columbia readers question. There are 11 novels in C.S. Forrester's Hornblower saga. Additionally, at least one publisher has books that contain up to three of the novels in one volume. Interestingly, Forester didn't write the 11 books in chronological order. Consequently, some publishers elect to place numbers on the spine of each book to indicate where a particular title falls in the chronology. The current US printing (1999), by Back Bay Books, a division of Little Brown and Co., is not complete. At least the last three chronological titles (Commodore Hornblower, Lord Hornblower and Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies) will hit the shelves later in 1999. I can't wait. Each book stands on its own and every one is addictive.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the series, July 14, 1999

By A Customer

I prefer more mainstream historical fiction like "The Triumph and the Glory" or "Cold Mountain" to tightly focused sea tales like Forester's Hornblower series. But the Hornblower books are SO WELL DONE that I just can't resist them. Lord Hornblower tops a very good list of Hornblower books, it, only Hornblower During the Crisis is nearly as good.