![]() ![]() Brest is still an important naval base for France even today according to my information. He is tasked with the mission of reconning (going on a reconnaissance mission) France’s primary naval station in Brest. Hornblower is given command of the sloop Hotspur Hornblower may be able to face canon fire without fear, but he is just incapable of facing a crying woman who wants to marry him.Īn irony here is that while the British are being “pressed” into service as seamen, Hornblower is being “pressed” into marriage. ![]() This is the third book in the Hornblower Saga following Lieutenant Hornblower This book opens with Hornblower getting married to Maria. His short stories about World War Ii are interesting to me because my Daddy was in the Navy.Īudiobook Hornblower and the “Hotspur”Hornblower and the “Hotspur” by C. I got started on the Hornblower books over sixty years ago and was led to other Forester stories. ![]() They are all great reading and ‘Hornblower and the Hotspur’ is the best book in the series. Hornblower and the “Hotspur” audiobook in series Horatio Hornblower (chronological order)įorester is my favorite author of naval stories and his novels about Hornblower are the best of them. Yet, we also see the joys of flying across the sea with all sails set heading toward a new adventure all within the constraints of Orders, the Admiralty, and his ingenious nature. ![]() We obtain a deeper glimpse into Hornblower’s psyche, his personal rating system which tends toward personal denigration. ![]()
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