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Hornblower During the Crisis (Hornblower Saga) (original 1967; edition 1990)

by C.S. Forester

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A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea In the final instalment of the Horatio Hornblower series we visit some lesser known adventures across our hero's long career, including Napoleon's plans to invade England . . . 1805 and Horatio Hornblower is in possession of confidential dispatches from Bonaparte after a vicious hand-to-hand encounter with a French brig. The admiralty rewards Hornblower by sending him on a dangerous espionage mission that will light the powder trail leading to the battle of Trafalgar . . . Hornblower and the Crisis was unfinished at the time of Forester's death, but the author left notes - included here - telling us how the tale would end. Also included are two further stories - Hornblower and the Widow McCool and The Last Encounter - that tell of Hornblower as a very young and very old man, respectively. This is the eleventh and final book chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. 'The true master of the genre' Boris Johnson… (more)
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Title:Hornblower During the Crisis (Hornblower Saga)
Authors:C.S. Forester
Info:Back Bay Books (1990), Paperback, 176 pages
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Hornblower and the Crisis by C. S. Forester (1967)

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Superb, if frustrating, final chapter in C.S. Forester's wonderful series of books about British sea officer Horatio Hornblower, HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS is unfinished due to the author's death. Nonetheless, the book is every bit as engaging as the other Hornblower novels, and the author's notes give at least an illusory sense of resolution to the story. Included are two Hornblower short stories, one a tasty bit of mystery, the other a grace note that really ends the saga just as it should end. I will miss reading Hornblower novels. No other series of books has given me the particular kind of joy provided by this one. ( )
  jumblejim | Aug 26, 2023 |
One partial novel of Hornblower sent to Spain to deliver a forged order to French captain, one tale of his youth and one of his old age. ( )
  ritaer | Jul 18, 2020 |
זה ספר לא גמור האחרון מבחינת הכרונולוגיה של הכתיבה אם כי לגמרי באמצע מבחינת הכרונולוגיה של העלילה. הולך ונהייה יותר טוב. ( )
  amoskovacs | Aug 27, 2016 |
Another great Hornblower book, just wish he could have been lucky enough to finish it.
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  Garrison0550 | May 10, 2016 |
Gripping story, but incomplete in audio form--wish Forester had finished it before he died. Those characters who were in the story were developed enough to get the idea and the plot was surely well developed, if truncated. On to book #5. ( )
  buffalogr | Dec 31, 2015 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
C. S. Foresterprimary authorall editionscalculated
Beulwitz, EugenÜbersetzersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Gruson, R.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Howard, GeoffreyNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Huhtala, EeroTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
MacNee, PatrickNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rodska, ChristianNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
van der Veere, J.P.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea In the final instalment of the Horatio Hornblower series we visit some lesser known adventures across our hero's long career, including Napoleon's plans to invade England . . . 1805 and Horatio Hornblower is in possession of confidential dispatches from Bonaparte after a vicious hand-to-hand encounter with a French brig. The admiralty rewards Hornblower by sending him on a dangerous espionage mission that will light the powder trail leading to the battle of Trafalgar . . . Hornblower and the Crisis was unfinished at the time of Forester's death, but the author left notes - included here - telling us how the tale would end. Also included are two further stories - Hornblower and the Widow McCool and The Last Encounter - that tell of Hornblower as a very young and very old man, respectively. This is the eleventh and final book chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. 'The true master of the genre' Boris Johnson

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Editions: 0141025050, 0241955548

 

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