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This omnibus edition compiles four of C. S. Forester’s celebrated seafaring tales featuring the heroic Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower. Readers will follow Hornblower’s rise from junior officer to admiral across the Atlantic and Mediterranean, experiencing the daring naval battles and diplomatic intrigues that define his career.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: C. S. Forester
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