Hornblower and the Atropos
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| Author(s): | C. S. Forester |
| Illustrator(s): | Ralph Pallen Coleman |
| Publisher(s): | Little, Brown and Co. |
| Year Published: | 1953 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Adventure British Fiction - Novel Historical Fiction - Napoleonic Wars Sea Stories |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 325 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| ISBN-10: | 0316289299 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780316289290 |
| LCCN: | 52009090 |
| OCLC: | 364440 |
Description
Hornblower and the Atropos is a 1953 historical novel by C. S. Forester.
Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
Hornblower and the Atropos is a 1953 historical novel by C. S. Forester.
Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
Young Hornblower (1960)
An omnibus containing Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Atropos.
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Hornblower Takes Command (1965)
This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower Takes Command (1965)
This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.
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