{"product_id":"2269271","title":"Lord Hornblower","description":"318 pp. 8vo. Illustrated endpapers. \"Horatio Hornblower is the fictional protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester, and later the subject of films and television programs. The original Hornblower tales began with the appearance of a junior Royal Navy Captain on independent duty on a secret mission to Central America, though later stories would fill out his earlier years, starting with an unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress, he gains promotion steadily, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends, as a result of his skill and daring. Eventually, after surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, he rises to the pinnacle of his profession, promoted to Rear Admiral of the Red Squadron, knighted as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and named the 1st Baron Hornblower. Ernest Hemingway is quoted as saying, \"I recommend Forester to everyone literate I know,\" and Winston Churchill stated, \"I find Hornblower admirable.\"\"","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12596800716870,"sku":"2269271","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2269271.jpg?v=1571425789","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/2269271","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}