Lord Hornblower

Details: By C. S. Forester

1814

Sir Horatio Hornblower has received strict and highly confidential orders from the highest rank: he must embark upon a grave and perilous mission to recapture the Flame in the Bay of Seine, where the brutal foul-tempered Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick is being held prisoner by a mutinous crew. Rescuing the Lieutenant demands all of Horatio’s spirit and seafaring prowess - for at the same time, he must content with capturing two French cargo vessels and take part in negotiations to topple the faltering Napoleon once and for all....