"Midshipmen." . . "Great Britain" . . "1701 - 1800" . . "Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) Fiction." . . "Spithead Channel (England)" . . "1700 - 1799" . . "FICTION / General" . . . . "Bildungsromans." . . "OverDrive, Inc." . . "1800 - 1899" . . "Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character)" . . "English fiction 20th century." . . "Midshipmen Fiction." . . . "At age 17, Horatio Hornblower embarks upon the career which will eventually carry him into a dozen major campaigns during the Napoleonic wars."@en . "The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England.... This novel ... is the first of the eleven swashbuckling Hornblower tales. -Back cover." . . . . . "Audiobooks" . . "Audiobooks"@en . . . . . "War stories"@en . . . . . . . . . "\"Horatio Hornblower is only seventeen when he joins His Majesty's Royal Navy as a Midshipman. He's dangerously unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, but he's saved by his quick, mathematical mind and keen eye.... This is where it all begins--where young Hornblower gets his sea legs and shows the makings of the legend he will later become.\"--Jacket." . . . . . "The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England. Though not an unqualified success, this first naval adventure teaches the young midshipman enough to launch him on a series of increasingly glorious exploits."@en . "Naval history"@en . "A shy and lonely seventeen-year-old, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy on H.M.S. Justinian, and in action adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service."@en . "Naval history" . . . . . "Bildungsromans" . "Bildungsromans"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "In 1793, on the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower is ordered to take command of a French merchant ship, its cargo, and crew."@en . . . "Audio tapes"@en . . . "Mr Midshipman Hornblower, by C. S. Forester" . . . . "Sea stories"@en . . "Sea stories" . "Downloadable audio books" . . "Downloadable audio books"@en . "Electronic audio books" . . . . . . "Fiction" . "Fiction"@en . . . "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower" . "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower"@en . . . . . . "Talking books"@en . . "Mr Midshipman Hornblower"@en . "At age seventeen Hornblower sets out as a midshipman."@en . "Mr Midshipman Hornblower" . . "Mister Midshipman Hornblower"@en . "The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England. Though not an unqualified success, this first naval adventure teaches the young midshipman enough to launch him on a series of increasingly glorious exploits..." . "The year is 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old boy unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, is ordered to board a French merchant ship and take command of crew and cargo for the glory of England. Though not an unqualified success, this first naval adventure teaches the young midshipman enough to launch him on a series of increasingly glorious exploits..."@en . "Mister Midshipman Hornblower" . . "This sixth Hornblower story tells how the future Captain Hornblower rose from Midshipman to Lieutenant in His Majesty's Navy."@en . . . . . "Historical fiction"@en . "Historical fiction" . . . . "The young Hornblower, at age 17, embarks on his first nautical adventure."@en . . "The midshipman who was seasick in Spithead... Shaking off this label, a shy and lonely seventeen-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy on HMS Justinian. In action, adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service."@en . . . . . . . .