Disclosure : This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the `Atropos`, The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line

“Hornblower and the Atropos” skippering the flagship for Nelson`s funeral on the Thames is not Hornblower`s idea of thrilling action. But soon his orders come, and he sets sail for the Mediterranean in the Atropos. `Battle, storm, shipwreck, disease – what were the chances that he would never come back again?` “The happy return” Hornblower sails the South American waters and comes face to face with a mad, messianic revolutionary in a novel that ripples with risk and gripping adventure. “a ship of the line” commando raids, hurricanes at sea, the glowering menace of Napoleon`s onshore gun batteries – Hornblower must deal with them all as he sails his ship to the Spanish station. Throughout his escapades Forester remains gallant, resourceful and courageous – the embodiment of all the most vivid in a great naval tradition.