The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography of C. S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero

by C. Northcote Parkinson

Overview

Many know of Horatio Hornblower's exploits during the Napoleonic Wars through the novels of C. S. Forester, but how many know the true Hornblower—the man who rose from midshipman to admiral of the British Fleet? Using Hornblower family papers discovered in the 1970s, C. Northcote Parkinson sets the record straight in this authoritative biography. Drawn from the Hornblower series as well as from Parkinson's knowledge of the Royal Navy, this account of the popular fictional hero is as entertaining as the C. S. Forester novels themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493084098
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.05(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.95(d)

About the Author

Cyril Northcote Parkinson pursued a distinguished academic career on both sides of the Atlantic and first became famous for "Parkinson's law": that work expands to fill the time allotted to it. Parkinson wrote many books on British politics and economics. His first fictional effort, a "biography" of Horatio Hornblower, met with considerable acclaim and led to the Richard Delancey series. C. Northcote Parkinson died in 1993.

Editorial Reviews

There is enough here to delight even the most enthusiastic of Hornblower's fans.

|Los Angeles Times

Authentic naval adventure. .. full of action.

Sunday Times

"There is enough here to delight even the most enthusiastic of Hornblower's fans."  —The Los Angeles Times




"Authentic naval adventure . . . full of action."  —Sunday Times

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