Delphi Complete Hornblower Books and Collected Works of C. S. Forester

by C.S. Forester

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 the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * A selection of Forester’s other novels * Collected WWII short stories * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles Hornblower Series in Narrative Order Hornblower Novels The Happy Return A Ship of the Line Flying Colours The Commodore Lord Hornblower Mr. Midshipman Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower Hornblower and the Atropos Hornblower in the West Indies Hornblower and the Hotspur Hornblower and the Crisis Hornblower Short Stories The Hand of Destiny Hornblower and the Widow McCool Hornblower’s Charitable Offering Hornblower and His Majesty The Last Encounter Other Novels Payment Deferred Brown on Resolution The Peacemaker The African Queen The General The Ship The Good Shepherd Short Stories Collected Short Stories Non-Fiction Hunting the Bismarck Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

5437 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2018

About the author

Cecil Scott Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of adventure and military crusades. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, about naval warfare during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Updated As To Price and Availability- listed as unavailable on Amazon.com; available on Amazon.ca price now $2.99 CDN.
Still a bargain.
4.4⭐
Terrific value for fans of C.S. Forester, as it contains: all 12 of the Horatio Hornblower novels and all of the Hornblower short stories; seven other novels, including The African Queen, The Good Shepard, The Ship; a selection of WW2 short stories from the Gold From Crete anthology and the non-fiction book Hunting The Bismarck, all for about $1 US, on Amazon. As with many digital works these days, there's the odd typo or other glitch but nothing that really detracts from the enjoyment of the stories, except for the terminally anal. The notes on the books and on Forester himself are concise and informative. There's a handy timeline of the Hornblower stories, which were not originally published in chronological sequence. Illustrations include original cover art of the books and photos of Forester and of locations that were important in his life. Highly recommended.