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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.

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