The nineteenth century dawns and the Napoleonic Wars rage as Horatio Hornblower faces the fury of the French and Spanish fleets combined.Amidst the hissing of wet wads, the stifling heat of white-hot cannonshot and the clamour of a mutinous crew, new Lieutenant Hornblower will need all of his seafar
(Hornblower 02) Hornblower, And The Widow Mccool
- Year
- 1950
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 21 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
1799 Promoted to Lieutenant & released by the Spanish for rescuing some shipwrecked sailors, Hornblower joins Renown and the Channel Fleet. When Irish rebel is captured Hornblower is made responsible for him and his possessions
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