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Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga) (Paperback)

by C. S. Forester (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books; Reprint edition (30 Sep 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316289329
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316289320
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,535 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, unless you've already read it!, 9 Jan 2006
Beware following Amazon recommendations on this one. I bought it in good faith having enjoyed reading the "Captain Hornblower R.N." collection. In the collection "Beat To Quarters" appears as "The Happy Return". It's a good story, just not twice in three months.
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5.0 out of 5 stars In my opinion the best Hornblower book written., 9 Aug 1998
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I first read BEAT TO QUARTERS when I borrowed it from a public library in 1940. It is now 1998 and the third copy of the book is in my book case, the other two copies, being paper-backs, having been read until worn out.

I might add that, in my opinion, any aspiring writer would do well to read Forester, not to copy his style, but to realise that any good author can entertain, but only the great can enthrall; and only the greatest can make you "see" a character (even a minor one) in only two short lines of print.

His death robbed the reading world of one of its most readable authors.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Alternate Title, 22 Sep 1997
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"Beat to Quarters" -- also sold under the title "The Happy Return" -- is unquestionably one of the best in the series. For the first time, we see a natural, feeling Hornblower, rather than the cardboard hero of the earlier books.
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Just to second crab_books, whereas the Hornblower anthologies were published by Penguin in the UK, this "Beat to Quarters" is published by Back Bay Books. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous Irony and Character Development!
One of the strengths of the C.S. Forester series about Horatio Hornblower is that Hornblower's character is developed in great depth in a variety of different ways in each book... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent naval adventure.
The first (in order written as opposed to with respect to Hornblower's life) and possibly best of the series. Read more
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I am an avid reader of sea novels, and I truly believe this is the best I've ever read. It manages to keep a good deal of action going throughout, but the presence of the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars All Naval Historical Fiction began with this book
A Character loosely based on Nelson, Hornblower's series takes you through being a Midshipman to being an Admiral in the Napoleanic Wars. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best o' the Lot
This is unquestionably the best of the Hornblower books, and also the first written. The only problem is that you can't stop at one because the story doesn't end at the end of... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars The book against which naval historical fiction is measured.
The original Hornblower novel. This book started the popular 17th/18th century naval historical fiction trend. Read more
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