Lord Hornblower – C.S. Forester 1946 | 1st Edition

$69.00

Author: C.S. Forester
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1946
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo
Attributes: First Edition, Dust Jacket

First edition, first printing. Binding tight, head of spine toned, a stain spot on spine, internally fine, unmarked. DJ chipped at spine and front flap, priced $2.50. Very good in Good DJ.

Lord Hornblower – C.S. Forester (1946)

The ninth installment in Forester’s acclaimed Horatio Hornblower series, Lord Hornblower finds the now-renowned naval commander tasked with a perilous mission during the Napoleonic Wars. Sent to quell a mutiny aboard the HMS Flame and later entangled in French revolutionary intrigue, Hornblower confronts moral dilemmas, guerrilla warfare, and personal isolation—all while wrestling with his own aging and the weight of command.

For Fans of Napoleonic-Era Adventure:

The Commodore (1945) – C.S. Forester – Precedes Lord Hornblower with Baltic fleet action
Master and Commander (1969) – Patrick O’Brian – Aubrey-Maturin’s parallel nautical brilliance
Sharpe’s Siege (1987) – Bernard Cornwell – Land-based Napoleonic chaos with equal grit

“Not just a battle for ships, but for Hornblower’s soul.”