The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography of C.S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero

C. Northcote Parkinson

McBooks Press, Incorporated, 2005 - Fiction - 368 pages

Many know of Horatio Hornblower's exploits during the Napoleonic Wars through the novels of C.S. Forester, but how many know the true Hornblower--the man who rose from Midshipman to Admiral of the British Fleet? Using Hornblower family papers discovered in the 1970s, C. Northcote Parkinson has set the record straight in this authoritative biography.

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User Review  - MarthaJeanne - LibraryThing

If you like the Hornblower series you will probably enjoy this book. There is, of course, not a lot of new material about Hornblower. (Except in the appendices. Don't skip them!) But to fans it is ...

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User Review  - TallyDi - LibraryThing

My husband and I bought this book when it came out in 1971, read it, and tucked it away in a box when we moved. I've just re-discovered it, slightly battered from being stored in an outdoor shed. It's ...

About the author

Cyril Northcote Parkinson pursued a distinguished academic career on both sides of the Atlantic and first became famous for "Parkinson's Law"--work expands to fill the time allotted to it. Parkinson wrote many books on British politics and economics. His first fictional effort, a "biography" of Horatio Hornblower, met with considerable acclaim and led to the Delancey series. C. Northcote Parkinson died in 1993.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography of C.S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero
• Author: C. Northcote Parkinson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: McBooks Press, Incorporated, 2005
• ISBN: 1590130650, 9781590130650
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure; Fiction / Biographical; Fiction / Literary