Produktdetails
- Verlag
- LITTLE BROWN & CO
- Erschienen
- 1990
- Sprache
- English
- Seiten
- 176
- Infos
- 176 Seiten
210 mm x 141 mm
ab 14 Jahre - ISBN
- 978-0-316-28944-3
Besprechung
"Spectacular as usual."-Christian Science Monitor
Langtext
The final, unfinished volume in C. S. Forester's beloved Hornblower saga sees the indomitable naval hero engage in espionage to thwart Napoleon's forces ahead of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Although unfinished at the time of C. S. Forester's death, Hornblower During the Crisis delivers a full measure of action at sea, the hallmark of this incomparably exciting series of historical adventures.
On the threshold of securing his first post as captain, Hornblower finds himself forced by the exigencies of war to fight alongside a man whom he has unintentionally helped to court-martial. And for the first time Hornblower assents to engaging in espionage in his efforts to bring victory and glory to England in the Napoleonic Wars.
This extant fragment of Forester's final Hornblower novel is followed by the author's notes regarding the novel's conclusion. Also included in this volume are two stories -- "Hornblower's Temptation" and "The Last Encounter" -- that depict the great sea dog Hornblower in his youth and old age, respectively.
Über den AutorIn
Cecil Scott Forester, 1899 in Kairo geboren, wuchs in England auf und besuchte die Guy's Hospital Medical School, um Medizin zu studieren. Doch schon bald wandte er sich ganz der Schriftstellerei zu. 1926 erzielte er seinen ersten großen Erfolg. Horatio Hornblower macht er mit seinem elfbändigen Romanzyklus zum bekanntesten Seehelden aller Zeiten in der maritimen Literatur und wurde selbst weltberühmt. Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg lebte der begnadete Erzähler in Kalifornien, wo er 1966 in Fullerton verstarb.