C.S. Forester, HORATIO HORNBLOWER SERIES, Lot Of 11 Books, PB, British Naval

This lot of eleven different softcover novels is in very good, clean condition. Clean texts. ADMIRAL HORNBLOWER IN THE WEST INDIES has a vertical crease to the front cover. See photos for the individual titles.

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This lot of 11 paperback books from the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester is a collection of British naval adventure fiction. The novels, published by Little Brown & Company, are written in English and cater to an adult audience. With varied titles within the series, readers can expect a captivating narrative in the genre of adventure and historical fiction. Perfect for those interested in naval history and storytelling, this set of novels offers a thrilling and immersive reading experience.

Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, The True Story of Horatio Hornblower.[1]

Forester's series about Hornblower tales began with the novel The Happy Return (US title: Beat to Quarters), published in 1937. Herein, Hornblower is a captain on a secret mission to Central America in 1808. Later stories fill out his career, starting with his unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress, he steadily gains promotion as a result of his skill and daring, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends. After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, he rises to become Admiral of the Fleet.