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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga) (Paperback)

by C. S. Forester (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (30 Sep 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316289124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316289122
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 225,226 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting Short Stories about Hornblower's First Voyages, 10 April 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower is the prequel to the Horatio Hornblower series. Written as the sixth book chronologically, it covers the very first times when Hornblower served in His Majestyâs navy. My recommendation is that you read it first, so that you can follow Hornblower chronologically along over his career as it develops.

Since much of service aboard a naval vessel is routine, C.S. Forester gives us the high spots of Hornblowerâs first years in the form of short stories beginning at age 17 when he entered the navy.

Each story is nicely balanced among the following qualities: Hornblowerâs inexperience; the rapid shift of circumstances that can occur at sea; Hornblowerâs physical and psychological weaknesses and courage to overcome them; the demands of honor; the importance of thinking clearly, getting good information, and making a swift decision; the benefits of discipline; and the brotherhood of all seaman before the dangers they face.

Those who are interested in the war between Britain and France after the French Revolution in 1789 will find the material to bring those events to life in a vivid way. I learned a lot about the details of naval warfare as it was conducted then.

The weakness of most short story writers is that their plots and resolutions often become overly predictable. These short stories are predictable only in their originality and unpredictability. As such, I found myself drawn forward, wondering what rabbit Forester would next pull out of the hat.

This is just the sort of book that I loved to read as a teenager, and I could feel the years peeling off as I raced through the stories. This book would be a wonderful gift to a teenager who likes adventure tales based on historical events. Readers will be reminded of how embarrassing and emotionally daunting it can be to launch off to operate in the adult world at age 17.

Unlike many adventure books, Hornblower serves the dual role of hero and morally-inspired man. Itâs too bad that so much modern fiction chooses to develop the action without developing any character in the process.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I expected, 1 Jan 2003
By Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Hornblower Saga) (Paperback)
This book is a collection of stories about the first three years of Horatio Hornblower's career in the British Navy. Over the coarse of the book, we get to see him become involved in a number of adventures during the early 1800's. He takes over a captured ship and helps with fights on other ships and forts among other adventures.

Unfortunately, I was disappointed with this book. I really didn't like Hornblower's actions in the first story, and it took most of the book for me to get over that. The sailing terms could have used better explanations as well.

Still, there were some entertaining moments in the book. I especially enjoyed the story where he went for his first test for the rank of lieutenant.

I've heard enough positive things about the series that I will probably read the next one. But this book wasn't the engaging start to the series I expected.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It was a good tale of swashbuckling adventure., 31 May 2001
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I found it to be an inspiring book that gives a deep insight into eighteenth century naval life. I especially enjoyed the build up to the duel of honour against midshipman Simpson.
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