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| ISBN: | 0316289329 (ISBN13: 9780316289320) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6, Hornblower Saga: Publication Order #1 |
| Characters: | Horatio Hornblower |
C.S. Forester
Paperback | Pages: 324 pages Rating: 4.28 | 9323 Users | 346 Reviews
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| Title | : | Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6) |
| Author | : | C.S. Forester |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 324 pages |
| Published | : | September 30th 1985 by Back Bay Books (first published 1937) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Classics |
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June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua-a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner; to find a water route across the Central American isthmus; and "to take, sink, burn or destroy" the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad or face court-martial. A daunting enough set of orders-even if the happily married captain were not woefully distracted by the passenger he is obliged to take on in Panama: Lady Barbara Wellesley.Rating Regarding Books Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6)
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Entertaining and exciting tale. Fascinating historical details about refitting and repairing a ship woven into the story!I started reading these years ago and still enjoy them. I've recently been trying to fill in gaps in my reading of the story (chronologically speaking). This is the story where Hornblower first meets Lady Barbara.In the book Hornblower is thrown into an untenable political situation where (again) his lack of self confidence convinces him that his career is ruined (as I said, again).As always good narration, good plot, good characters. These are excellent books.Recommended.
This review is for the complete 11-book series of THE HORNBLOWER SAGA by C.S. Forester, which I just finished reading last night.[Note: Individual books have individual star ratings (mostly 5-star, a few 4-star), but the descriptive review will be the same for each, and encompass the entire series, as follows.]Actually, I just finished reading the complete series for the second time, the first being as a teenager some 30 years ago.It's remarkable to me that I have only just this moment realized
Long ago I read the first Aubrey Maturin book and absolutely hated it. Easily one of my most hated fiction books of all time. To this day I am baffled at the popularity of the series. Maybe later books are vastly better. Maybe people didn't read them in order. I don't know.The Hornblower books are one of those things that I've always been vaguely aware of. I had always associated them with bad, mindless best seller pablum. Like a 1930s James Patterson, all action, no nuance. For some reason I
***May contain Spoilers***"Beat to Quarters" has introduced me to a fantastic character in seaman Horatio Hornblower. The notes on the author claim that Hornblower is one of the most famous English heroes, rivaled only by Sherlock Holmes (and of course, James Bond). This is a marine naval story with fantastic battles between ships, good detail about what it's like to be months or years at sea, and touching aspects to how relationships develop in close quarters. I really enjoyed the
Strategy, Mayhem and Temptation on the High Seas In his 5th novel feathering the swashbuckling adventures of Captain Hornblower, C. S. Forester continues the journey of proud service and personal maturation of his beloved naval hero. As captain of the LYDIA Horatio receives orders from the Admiralty to perform a nearly impossible mission off the coast of Central America. Combining battles of delicate diplomacy with actual maritime engagements he must cope with a mad dictator (think Caligula)
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