false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171057237m/84746.jpg 84746 19 The problem with Hornblower books is that they are addictive...not just to youngsters, but to adults as well. Winston Churchill, for instance, read them en route to naval rendezvous during WW II. 2458195 1920 Hornblower and the Hotspur (Book 3 of the Hornblower Saga) total:704|5:216|4:322|3:157|2:8|1:1| 704 2856 856 28 4 1 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 17:48:39 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 17:33:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 02 08:45:45 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 09:47:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 14 18:12:53 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 18:24:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Dec 27 08:20:37 -0800 2008 Fri May 29 23:46:16 -0700 2009 almost do. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to not compare any author's naval fiction to O'Brian's opus; and while it can certainly be said that Forester paved the road O'Brian traveled down, I find that Hornblower himself is just not as com...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 13:23:40 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 14:27:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 21 14:42:21 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 12 21:16:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 22 14:22:48 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:26:59 -0800 2009
I won't synopsisize this one as I have the first to so much. I'll only s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 02 19:34:15 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 07 16:23:16 -0800 2008 Fri May 02 19:34:15 -0700 2008
I do have one caveat, and that is due to the heavy ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 13 11:53:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 11:54:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 04 13:40:51 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 01:08:20 -0700 2008
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This book serves largely to fill in gaps in the Hornblower saga including his ill fated marriage to Marie. It is not my favorite of the series although still an excellent rea...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 12:55:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:14:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:26:18 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 16:43:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:56:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 19:57:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 17:43:51 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 17:43:51 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 22:03:58 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 22:10:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 11:06:32 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 16:10:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 09:52:49 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 11:14:30 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 13:29:19 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 13:38:58 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=84746