Mr. Midshipman Hornblower / C.S Forester ; retold by Rosemery Border
By: Forester, C. S. 1899-1966. (Cecil Scott) [aut].
Contributor(s): Border, Rosemery.
Series: Oxford Bookworms library: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000Edition: Second edition.Description: 88 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.Content type: txt Media type: n Carrier type: ncISBN: 0194230414.Subject(s): Hornblower, Horatio (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Hornblower, Horatio (personaje ficticio) -- Ficción | Sea stories | Historias del mar | Great Britain (History, Naval) -- 19th century -- Fiction | Gran Bretaña (Historia, Naval) -- Siglo XIX -- FicciónDDC classification: 823 / Summary: ' Hornblower fired. There was a smal cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one'. But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survivies the duel with Simpson, learn to overcome his seasickness, and goes on to risk his life many times over. It is 1973, Britain is at war with France, and life on a sailing ship of war is hard and dangerous. But the hardest battles are fought by Hornblower within himself.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Libros | Biblioteca Idiomas - Neiva | General | 823 / F717m (Browse shelf) | Ej. 1 | Available | 900000016841 |
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' Hornblower fired. There was a smal cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one'.
But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survivies the duel with Simpson, learn to overcome his seasickness, and goes on to risk his life many times over. It is 1973, Britain is at war with France, and life on a sailing ship of war is hard and dangerous. But the hardest battles are fought by Hornblower within himself.
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