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Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester
Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler
Out of the Dust by Karen Hes ... ... prevailing upon a British warship is not explained. It is assumed that the reader knows it already. But if one has read the Hornblower series of Forester it is easy to follow and I recommend it to any readers of the genre.
Edit to fix Touchstone - without much success ... by C. S. Forester
The last Hornblower book (chronologically, not in writing order). It is very similar in style to Midshipman Hornblower, in that it consists of a series of short stories, arranged as chapters. In this book, Hornblower takes something of a backseat due to his lofty ... ... Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists
2. Debra Doyle and James MacDonald, Land of Mist and Snow
3. C. S. Forester, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (a re-read, but it's been a long time)
4. Jerome K. Jerome Three Men in a Boat
5. Naomi Novik et al., Fast Ships, Black Sails
6. Patrick O'B ... ... job of portraying him believably.
44. The Japan We Never Knew by David Suzuki and Keibo Oiwa 3/5
45. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester 4/5
46. Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. Forester 4/5
47. Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S. Forester 4/5
... ... I have almost all the Hornblowers now, including a lovely omnibus with Mr. Gruffudd staring intently at me on the cover and Mr. Midshipman within... *drools as she stares at the book* Huh, what? lol.. thekoolaidmom: I love the Hornblower series. Start with Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the first in time, and I think you'll get hooked. The best for me was Beat to Quarters, although they're all great.
There's also a pretty good Gregory Peck movie, Captain Horation Hornblower, and a recent ... Thank you, fantasia655!
14. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester - Collection of short stories about Hornblower. I. The Big Blue Wet Thing: Naval fiction or nonfiction.
1. Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
2. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester
3. The Prize of All the Oceans by Glyn Williams
4. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana, Jr.
5. Under Enemy Colo ... ... Jon
The winter king by Cornwell, Bernard
Deliverance by Dickey, James
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by Forester, C.S.
Flashman by Fraser, George McDonald
By order of the President by Griffin, W.E.B.
The eagle has landed by Higgins, Jack ( ... ... museum in Portsmouth had a small selection of used books, so we picked up Mr. Midshipman Easy, Lord Hornblower, and Mr. Midshipman Hornblower all in hardcover for under $10 :) ... museum had a small selection of very inexpensive used books, so we picked up Mr. Midshipman Easy, Lord Hornblower, and Mr. Midshipman Hornblower all in hardcover for less than 5 pounds altogether! Quite delightful indeed to have such books with a wonderful provenance :) August Overview --
8. Breaking Dawn
9. Victory of Eagles
10. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
11. The Solitary Envoy
12. Chessie the Railroad Kitten
13. The Tenth Circle (audio)
14. A Walk in the Woods
15. The Dark is Rising
16. Standard Hero Behavior
17. Samurai William
1 ... Mr Midshipman Hornblower? 10. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester
The sixth published but first chronologically in the Hornblower series, this book covers the very beginning of Horatio Hornblower's naval service from when he was 17 to 20. The book is episodic, each chapter almost its own short story, and I was ... ... Picoult -- because I really liked My Sister's Keeper and this so happened to be the audiobook available at the time.
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester -- I chose it as my "adventure" book as part of my (self-imposed) reading plan to try new genres
Breaking Dawn -- I read Twi ... ... enough to lend me her copy, so I didn't have to wait any longer for the book to come in on interlibrary loan.
I finished Mr. Midshipman Hornblower this morning. It was a funny, light read but I was not particularly blown away by the writing.
I'm still making my way slowly through The Soli ... ... Anniversary Edition)
Jenna Starborn
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Crimson Petal and the White
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
And here I was telling myself not to buy more books until last month's batch was read... ... regret nothing!
Faeries (25th Anniversary Edition)
Jenna Starborn
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
The Crimson Petal the the White
Plus, two jazz cds. ... the story itself, but felt that some plot points were overly contrived. 4/5
Currently reading: The Solitary Envoy and Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Currently listening to: The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult ... series, and the narrator was good, though a few characters' voices were not what I would have chosen.
I started reading Mr. Midshipman Hornblower today as "librarian research" into adventure stories, and am enjoying it so far. My new audiobook is The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult. The ... ... divorce, etc. She is a heroine of mine for her scholarship and her honesty, and brilliance. This makes 138.
Now reading Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester. I like it as well as Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat which I thought could not be equalled. This is 139 read Hornblower and the Hotspur by c.s. forester.
I have 3 more waiting - the Mr. Midshipman Hornblower , Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies, and the last one about the "crisis" with his notes about finishing it.
This makes 133. I'm still cataloguing, so serious reading has to ... ... to the library unfinished.
I haven't yet chosen a new book to start, but I will probably go with The Solitary Envoy or Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. Or both. Here's the greatest find I didn't get: a matched set of the first three Horatio Hornblower novels in hardcover from 1939 for $1 a piece. A friend and I went to a library book sale, and I picked the other shelf. However, he's now my fiance... so perhaps I managed to snag them after all :) I few favorites for classics I love Kidnapped, Jane Eyre, Hamlet and Midshipman Hornblower.
For modern books I love Neverwhere, Sten, The Dragonbone Chair and Alanna.
Manga/Graphic Novels I love Fruits Basket, Bleach, Mr. Punch and Fray ... fan myself and should really reread them more thoughly, but I'd recommend with going through the series chronologically Midshipman Hornblower (rather than Beat to Quarters). And enjoy Tolkien :) >176 alcottacre,
Thanks for the tip, I'll begin at the beginning with Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. ... comment on the books past that point. I have thoroughly enjoyed them all, but I would rank the first book in the series, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, and the collection of short stories from different parts of Hornblower's life, Hornblower during the Crisis, as my favorites up until now. I ... Drums along the Mohawk Walter D. Edmonds
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower C. S. Forester
The Lute Player Norah Lofts
The Miracle of the Bells Russell Janney
Paying the Piper Sharyn McCrumb ... enjoy Piratica by Tanith Lee (a bit more of a stretch) the early volumes in the Horatio Hornblower series, especially Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Atropos. The former follows the adventures of the daughter of a Pirate Queen and the latter the ... In sending invites for this group to people with several of Fraser's books, I noticed that a number of them also listed the Hornblower series. Certainly not like Flashman, but I reckon Hornblower should show up as a suggestion for Flashman readers. ... character serves the action and nothing more is intended than the unfolding of exciting events, then CS Forester's Hornblower series or Arthur Conan Doyle's Brigadier Gerard are worthy of consideration. ... follow Hornblower's career as he advances in rank. Going by publication order, I think Commodore Hornblower comes before
Midshipman Hornblower.
Confusing.
Another problem series is McBain's 87th precinct novels. When as many as 3 were published in one year, if you aren't careful you can ... Hurrah, some Patrick O'Brian fans! I'm fond of the Napoleonic era for the Aubrey-Maturin books, but also for the Hornblower novels and of course the incomparable Pride and Prejudice. I've His Majesty's Dragon from a friend, which I do mean to read in the next week while on vacation.
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