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by C.S. Forester (Author) "HORNBLOWER was expecting the knock on the door, because he had seen through his cabin window enough to guess what was happening outside..." (more)
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Thanks to the recent TV adaptation on A&E, Hornblower is again in the public eye. Hornblower During the Crisis was unfinished when Forester died in 1966. This edition includes the completed portion of the manuscript along with Forester's notes, which offer guidance as to how he planned to conclude the tale.
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This last-written adventure of Horatio Hornblower finds him still a captain; the Napoleonic Wars rage on. Though the tale was incomplete at Forester's death, it offers a full measure of action at sea.

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books (April 18, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316289442
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316289443
  • Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Frustratingly incomplete, October 17, 2000
By Terence Chua (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
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Sometimes, I almost wish people wouldn't dig up unfinished pieces. Not because they may be bad, but because they may be so good that it's frustrating and disappointing to have reached the end and realize there's no way it will ever be finished. This is the case with Forester's "Hornblower and the Crisis", unfinished at the time of his death.

Forester had deliberately shied away from writing about Hornblower's role in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar because he didn't want to deal with such a famous battle nor take away from the real heroes of the day - as such, Hornblower's exploits jump from Commander to him being given the command of Nelson's funeral boat after the battle. However, Forester finally decided to reveal the crucial part our hero played in the months leading up to the climatic sea battle of the Napoleonic Wars.

From the first chapter it's obvious Forester had not lost his touch. The prose flows cleanly and elegantly, and I was soon lost in a tale of Hornblower in his prime. A secret mission is handed him, to misdirect the French, so Hornblower prepares to play spy - but then the book ends, with only a few brief notes to say how the story ends. Somehow, this isn't enough - we know Hornblower will emerge victorious and history told us Trafalgar would be a triumph, but I still wish we could have had Forester tell us these things in his own inimitable style.

Two more short tales are packaged with the unifinished novel, as a consolation prize of sorts. These are also top notch, but don't quite take away from the disappointment of what might have been.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The last book in the series..., January 5, 2004
Or is it? The incomplete story, 'Hornblower During The Crisis' seems to be set just after 'Hornblower And The Hotspur'. The story was never finished and the ONE page of notes at the end DO tell you how the story turns out but doesn't have much in the way of details. It would of been nice to see a dozen pages or so of the author's notes.
The next two stories, 'Hornblower's Temptation'(which seems to be set after 'Lieutenant Hornblower') and 'The Last Encounter', which is the very last tale about him, are both short but complete. They show us a very interesting view of Hornblower's inner thought process when he was young and when he gets old.
So in a way it does end the series, but also shows him during earlier periods of his life.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Would've been a good novel but the best part wasn't written., February 29, 2004
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This novel picks up with Hornblower relinquishing command of the Hotspur and returning to London for a new command. As typical in a Forester novel, nothing ever goes as planned and action follows Hornblower on his way home from a supply ship. There are only about 150 pages of text in this story and what was missing in the story were what Hornblower did that lead to the eventual decisive Battle of Trafalgar. It was nice to see what Forester wrote anyway only because I like the genre and I like Forester's details and descriptions of being in the Service and living during that time. But this book wouldn't be good on its own.
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3.0 out of 5 stars HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS by C. S. Forester
Hornblower During the Crisis (1967), also known as Hornblower and the Crisis, is the last Hornblower novel C. S. Forester worked on - he died before he finished it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Cleaning up Forester's Desk
Hornblower During the Crisis is apparently a couple of pieces of left over script that Forester hadn't finished when he died, and was later published. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars good, but unfinished leaves you wanting more
like most of the reviews the book is unfinished, which I thought was unfortunate. i really love reading about HH. Read more
Published on February 5, 2004 by blaze588

5.0 out of 5 stars buy them all. Don't fight it.
If you don't, you'll wish you had. These things might go out of print and catch you one book short.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to the Hornblower afficianado and everyone!
The Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester is simply the best naval adventure writing in all of literature. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting to fans, other steer clear
It's hard to write a review of a Horatio Hornblower book that is less than superlative. But I must in this case. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Unfinished Work is a dissapointment
This book is unfinished by the author. The basis of the story is quite compelling. If it was finished, it would be a great link in the Hornblower chain of books. Read more
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