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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HORATIO HORNBLOWER: A Biography of C.S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero

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C. Northcote Parkinson

Using Hornblower family papers discovered in the 1970s, Parkinson sets the record straight in this authoritative biography. Drawn from the Hornblower series as well as from Parkinson's knowledge of the Royal Navy, this account of the popular fictional hero is as entertaining as the C.S. Forester novels themselves. Illus.

Format: Paperbound
Pages: 368
Publisher: McBooks
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781493084098
Item #: 4995333

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