Commodore Hornblower
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Commodore Hornblower

by C. S. Forester

1945•Adventure•318 pages

Taste attributes: adventurewarhistoricalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging, realistic adventure novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Open Library rating

3.3 / 5

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About This Book

Horatio Hornblower returns to sea with the rank of Commodore in command of a small squadron during the Napoleonic wars. The fate of Europe hangs on the outcome of his mission.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureWarHistoricalAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

HistoireOfficersGreat Britain. Royal NavyGreat BritainNaval HistoryNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815HistoryPeninsular war, 1807-1814

Details

Author
C. S. Forester
Published
1945
Pages
318
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