These thrilling tales of high-seas adventure in the Napoleonic era, which Winston Churchill found ‚vastly entertaining‘ and Ernest Hemingway recommended to ‚every literate I know,‘ are being eagerly embraced by a new generation of readers. Back Bay takes pleasure in reissuing these classic tales in handsome new trade paperback editions. — The Hornblower renaissance is in full sail with a nearly tenfold increase in sales: more than I5O, OOO Hornblower books sold in the first six months of 1999. — The A&E television network’s series of original movies based on Hornblower’s adventures have been tremendously successful — praised by critics, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of viewers, and winner of the Emmy Award for best miniseries. — Two new movies will be premiering in the spring on A&E. — Readers and booksellers who admire Patrick O’Brian’s novels delight in discovering this ’new‘ series of nautical adventure stories.
ISBN: 978-0-316-28938-2
