The Admiral's face was grim as he gave Commodore Hornblower his orders. The situation was critical: mutiny was an infection that could spread through the fleet like the plague and, furthermore, the defiant crew of the Flame were threatening to go over to the French. St Vincent has put his faith in Hornblower. Hornblower knows he must not fail. Yet neither man dreamt, on that windy autumn day in 1813, that the mission would result in a peerage - and a death sentence - for Horatio Hornblower.
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The Admiral's face was grim as he gave Commodore Hornblower his orders. The situation was critical: mutiny was an infection that could spread through the fleet like the plague and, furthermore, the defiant crew of the Flame were threatening to go over to the French. St Vincent has put his faith in Hornblower. Hornblower knows he must not fail. Yet neither man dreamt, on that windy autumn day in 1813, that the mission would result in a peerage - and a death sentence - for Horatio Hornblower.
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Add this copy of Lord Hornblower to cart. $60.74, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Hodder & Stoughton.
Hornblower did very well for Britian in Commondore and deserves the title of Lord. The author continues to write well and keep the reader's interest by introducing new plots.
