Commodore Hornblower

by Forester, C. S.
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ISBN: 9780316289382
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Overview

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.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Forester, C. S.
  • ISBN: 9780316289382
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.38 x 0.93
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 1989

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