Lieutenant Hornblower is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. It is the second book in the series chronologically, but the seventh by order of publication. The book is unique in the series in being told not from Horatio Hornblower's point of view, but rather from Bush's.

To be released at York bookcrossing at the Brigantes.

Book is actually "Lieutenant Hornblower" not "Lord Hornblower" as shown.

What a wonderful surprise when I popped into Brigantes to "pinch" a few books to redistribute at the Leeds meetup on Saturday. "Mr Midshipman Hornblower" was one of the first books I remember reading as a child. It sparked a lifelong love of books particularly historical fiction, and I have since discovered Patrick O'Brian's wonderful Jack Aubrey series. Funnily enough I have recently been watching the old tv series starring Ioan Gruffud as Hornblower, the actual episode covered in this book, and had said to Mrs Deltic how I would love to reread it.
Thanks LNicoll for leaving it for me!

That was a real treat for me. It was great to revisit it. Memory told me that the tv episode followed the book completely, but as usual they mixed two or three books together. I think I'm going to have to find the next book in the series. I have one or two others, but not the next book.

C. S. Forester, one the reasons I'm a reader. Thought you might like this as a fellow Alexander Kent fan.

What a lovely surprise along with the card and other goodies although I fear that it is unlikely that the chocolate will make it to Christmas. Thanks for sharing I look forward to reading it.

In this second book Hornblower has progressed in rank with much of his character already formed by the time the novel opens, but here get to see how his natural talents which as a leader of men and a strategist begin to develop and be recognised. Whilst Forester provides a pretty convincing portrayal of what is takes to sail a wooden warship in the heat of battle it still takes quite a leap in faith to believe that more senior officers would not only follow the suggestions made by a junior officer so closely but also give him credit for its subsequent sucess.

It has been quite a few years since I last read any of these books and this is a re-read however, I've always been a bit of a sucker for a maritime yarn. I found it a pacy piece of escapism but just not up to the standards of Alexander Kent's Bolitho series.

Left in the waiting room for someone else to read.

Left in the waiting room for someone else to read.