The British historical novelist C. S. Forester is best known as the creator of Horatio Hornblower, whose rise from midshipman to admiral and peer during the Napoleonic Wars is told in a series of twelve novels, beginning with 'The Happy Return'. Two of the Hornblower novels, 'A Ship of the Line' and 'Flying Colours', were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. This comprehensive eBook presents Forester's collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Forester's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All the Hornblower novels and short stories, with individual contents tables* Special 'Hornblower Series in Narrative Order' contents table, allowing you to navigate the series easily* Images of how...
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