Download or read book Hornblower s Historical Shipmates written by Heather Noel-Smith and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of varied careers, providing a rich snapshot of the later eighteenth-century sailing navy in microcosm. This book sets out the lives of seventeen 'young gentlemen' who were midshipmen under the famous Captain Sir Edward Pellew. Together, aboard the frigate HMS Indefatigable, they fought a celebrated action in 1797 against theFrench ship of the line Les Droits de l'Homme. C. S. Forester, the historical novelist, placed his famous hero, Horatio Hornblower, aboard Pellew's ship as a midshipman, so this book tells, as it were, the actual stories of Hornblower's real-life shipmates. And what stories they were! From diverse backgrounds, aristocratic and humble, they bonded closely with Pellew, learned their naval leadership skills from him, and benefited from his patronage and his friendship in their subsequent, very varied careers. The group provides a fascinating snapshot of the later eighteenth-century sailing navy in microcosm. Besides tracing the men's naval lives, the book shows how they adapted to peace after 1815, presenting details of their civilian careers. The colourful lives recounted include those of the Honourable George Cadogan, son of an earl, who survived three courts martial and a duel to retire with honouras an admiral in 1813; Thomas Groube, of a Falmouth merchant family, who commanded a fleet of boats which destroyed the Dutch shipping at Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies, in 1806; and James Bray, of Irish Catholic descent, who was killed commanding a sloop during the American war of 1812. Heather Noel-Smith is a genealogist and a retired Methodist minister. Lorna Campbell is a digital education manager at the University of Edinburgh and an education technology consultant. They are both independent researchers.
Download or read book Lieutenant Hornblower written by C. S. Forester and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a gripping story of disorder and victory on the high seas. Horatio Hornblower arises from his training as a midshipman to face new duties during the war between Napoleon and Spain. Facing several hardships with violence and horror of life on the fighting ships of the Napoleonic Wars, the Hornblower distinguishes himself in his first independent command.
Download or read book Lord Hornblower written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lord Hornblower" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Mr Midshipman Hornblower written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Hornblower and the Hotspur written by C. S. Forester and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the war on hold, many seamen are left uselessly on dry land. Hornblower is just one of those who are now out of work and concerned about their futures. In his downtime, he gets married out of pity. But things change when he is made Commander in a sloop and is sent off to the Brest blockade as the inevitable war resumes.
Download or read book Lieutenant Hornblower written by Cecil Scott Forester and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, Horatio Hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to face new responsibilities thrust upon him by the fortunes of war between Napoleon and Spain. Enduring near-mutiny, bloody hand-to-hand combat with Spanish seamen, deck-splintering sea battles, and the violence and horror of life on the fighting ships of the Napoleonic Wars, the young lieutenant distinguishes himself in his first independent command. He also faces an adventure unique in his experience: Maria.
Download or read book Hornblower and the Ship of the Line written by C. S. Forester and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 1980-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon's ships.
Download or read book Hornblower Addendum Five Stories written by C.S. Forester and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five adventures of Horatio Hornblower collected here for the first time. These stories about his daring exploits and challenging discoveries were published separately from the Hornblower Saga. Here the author has given free reign to his character - creating unique circumstances to further the development of Hornblower's character and provide new insights.
Download or read book Hornblower and the Atropos written by C. S. Forester and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a humbling incident on a canal boat in the Cotswolds, Captain Horatio Hornblower reaches London to take control of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop. It's the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy, barely large enough to require a captain, that merits command by a post-captain as he recovers treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
Download or read book Mr Midshipman Hornblower written by C.S. Forester and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of the Hornblower Saga (Jan 1793 - Nov 1797) Volume One of the enormously popular Horatio Hornblower Saga. Seventeen year old Horatio joins the British Navy to fight against Napoleon and his tyranny of Europe. Duels, imprisonment, shipwrecked sailors, naval battles - challenges that spawn one of literature's best loved heroes -- this is where it all begins.
Download or read book Lord Hornblower written by C. S. Forester and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horatio Hornblower, a knight of the Bath, is assigned to suppress a revolt on board a Royal Navy ship. He succeeds and, with help, captures Le Havre. Then follows several adventures and a catastrophic affair in France, with Hornblower's eventual return to his country and reunion with his wife.
Download or read book Hornblower and the Crisis written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Hornblower and the Crisis" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies written by C.S. Forester and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hornblower Saga: Vol 11; May 1821 - Oct 1823 Horatio Hornblower, now Admiral, sails over seas as challenging as any in his victorious career. In this tense time after Napoleon's defeat, all kinds of vagabonds, revolutionaries, Imperial Guards and pirates come sailing into the waters where Hornblower is working his small contingent of naval vessels to preserve the peace and eliminate piracy. With intrepid daring and brilliant strategies, Hornblower wins his victories.
Download or read book Commodore Hornblower written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Commodore Hornblower" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Commodore Hornblower written by C.S. Forester and published by eNet Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hornblower Saga; Vol 9; Apr 1812 - Dec 1812 Captain Hornblower is promoted to Commodore and is off on a new adventure to the Baltic. Raids, assignations, a siege, an attempted assassination by a member of his crew, and typhus make this another great Hornblower adventure.
Download or read book Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Hornblower and the Atropos written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Hornblower and the Atropos" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
