Hornblower: Kronologická řada Série

Tato námořní sága sleduje vzestup Horatio Hornblowera od mladého a nejistého kadeta po odvážného admirála. Série mistrovsky vykresluje život na moři v období napoleonských válek, plný taktických bitev, osobních výzev a mořeplaveckého dobrodružství. Čtenáři budou uneseni věrným zobrazením námořní disciplíny, statečnosti tváří v tvář nebezpečí a neochvějného smyslu pro povinnost. Ponořte se do světa plného nebezpečných plaveb, strategických manévrů a hrdinských činů, které definovaly jednu z největších postav námořní literatury.

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Kadet Hornblower
C. S. Forester
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Hornblowerovská sága popisuje v 11 dílech na osudu námořního důstojníka Horatia Hornblowera celou nelsonovskou éru Královského námořnictva Velké Británie. V tomto prvním dílu zahajuje Horatio Hornblower svou pozoruhodnou kariéru jako kadet na palubě řadové lodi H.M.S. Justinian. Nejprve si musí vybojovat své místo mezi kadety a během následných dobrodružství a bitev je zocelen v jednoho z nejpozoruhodnějších nižších důstojníků loďstva. Následovat budou tituly Poručík Hornblower a Hornblower a HMS Hotspur.
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Poručík Hornblower
C. S. Forester
272 stránek
10 hodin čtení
4,3(10281)Ohodnotit
Hornblowerovská sága popisuje v 11 dílech na osudu námořního důstojníka Horatia Hornblowera celou nelsonovskou éru Královského námořnictva Velké Británie. V tomto druhém dílu se Hornblower ocitá na palubě řadové lodi H.M.S. Renown pod velením krutého kapitána. Když stihomamem stižený kapitán utrpí úraz, velení převezme první poručík Buckland. Důstojnický sbor lodě čekají od této chvíle nelehké časy. Nikdo neprochází tvrdou zkouškou lépe, než nejmladší z poručíků – Horatio Hornblower. Ať již při obsazení nepřátelské pevnosti, při potlačení vzpoury válečných zajatců, či tváří v tvář nemilosrdné oficiální vyšetřovací komisi, Hornblower pokaždé vyniká odvahou a vynalézavostí. Nicméně pro jednou válka opět končí a přebyteční důstojníci se ocitají „na suchu“, na polovičním platu. Projeví Hornblower i v této situaci svůj důvtip? Další díly popisující strhující dobrodružství kapitána Hornblowera se připravují.
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Hornblower and the Hotspur
C. S. Forester
432 stránek
16 hodin čtení
4,3(8894)Ohodnotit
The Third Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea April 1803, and the Peace of Amiens is failing as Horatio Hornblower takes a sloop on a vital reconnaissance mission . . . On the day of his marriage to Maria, Hornblower is ordered to take the Hotspur and head for Brest - war is coming and Napoleon will not catch His Majesty's navy with its britches round its ankles. With thoughts of his new life as a husband intruding on his duties, Hornblower must prove himself to be not only the most capable commander in the fleet, but also its most daring if he is to stop the French gaining the upper hand. This is the third of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. Featuring an exclusive introduction by Bernard Cornwell, creator of Sharpe 'A master of the genre' New York Times Book Review
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Hornblower During the Crisis
C. S. Forester
176 stránek
7 hodin čtení
4,1(5019)Ohodnotit
Presents the unfinished manuscript of Forester's historical adventure in which Hornblower, on the verge of securing his first post as captain, finds himself fighting alongside a man whom he has unintentionally helped to court-martial; and includes the author's notes regarding the novel's conclusion, as well as two additional Hornblower stories
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Hornblower and the Atropos
C. S. Forester
384 stránek
14 hodin čtení
4,2(7448)Ohodnotit
1805, and Hornblower is both humbled and honoured in quick succession . . . After near disaster on board a canal barge, Horatio Hornblower is given his first assignment as Captain, taking charge of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop that will act as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. Soon the Atropos is part of the Mediterranean fleet's assault upon Napoleon, and Captain Hornblower must execute a bold and daring salvage operation for buried treasure lying deep in Turk waters. Under the guns of a suspicious port captain and the threat of a Spanish frigate more than double Atropos's size, Hornblower must steer his ship unscathed and triumphant . . . This is the fourth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C.S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.
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Šťastný návrat
C. S. Forester
244 stránek
9 hodin čtení
4,2(61)Ohodnotit
Kniha se odehrává ve vodách Latinské Ameriky, kam se kapitán Hornblower na své lodi Lydii vydává podporovat vzpouru velkostatkáře El Suprema proti Španělům. Kniha popisuje život na lodích a tvrdé boje mezi Španělskem a Anglií.
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Beat to Quarters
Forester C. S.
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June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua-a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner; to find a water route across the Central American isthmus; and "to take, sink, burn or destroy" the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad or face court-martial. A daunting enough set of orders-even if the happily married captain were not woefully distracted by the passenger he is obliged to take on in Panama: Lady Barbara Wellesley.
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Happy Return
Kolektiv autorů
304 stránek
11 hodin čtení
4,1(684)Ohodnotit
A young Hornblower is captain of the 36-gun frigate Lydia. He sets his course for Spain and Nicaragua in his ongoing quest to cut Napoleon's lines wherever he crosses them.
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Řadová loď
C. S. Forester
272 stránek
10 hodin čtení
4,3(6992)Ohodnotit
Druhý díl Ságy o Hornblowerovi. V tomto pokračování námořních dobrodružství se kapitán Hornblower plaví na palubě své první řadové válečné lodi Sutherland, která má na dvou palubách čtyřiasedmdesát děl, k pobřeží Španělska, kde má ničit francouzské námořní spoje v rámci války Británie proti napoleonské Francii. Přitom je z pobřeží ohrožován pevnostními bateriemi a z moře nepřízní počasí. Ve svých eskapádách - bitvách s korzáry, útocích na vojenský konvoj na pobřeží, přepadech pobřežních stanic, plavbě bez stěžňů u závětrného pobřeží - ztělesňuje Foresterův hrdina veškerou vitalitu a kuráž velké britské námořní tradice.
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Flying Colours
C. S. Forester
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A humiliated and shipless captive of the French, Horatio Hornblower faces execution unless he can escape and make a triumphant return to England � Forced to surrender his ship, HMS Sutherland, after a long and bloody battle, Captain Horatio Hornblower is held prisoner in a French fortress. Prospects turn bleaker when he learns that he and Lt. Bush are to be tried and executed in Paris as part of Napoleon�s attempts to rally the war-weary Empire. Even if Hornblower can escape this fate and make it safe to England, he still faces court-martial for surrendering his ship. With little hope for the future and little left to lose, Hornblower throws caution to the wind once more. This is the seventh of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester�s inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.
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The Commodore
C. S. Forester
271 stránek
10 hodin čtení
4,2(652)Ohodnotit
The newly promoted Commodore returns to the scene of his first naval action - the Baltic. In a gripping adventure in the northern waters he must use all his skill and experience to prevent a catastrophic war.
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Lord Hornblower
C. S. Forester
320 stránek
12 hodin čtení
4,1(5715)Ohodnotit
A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea 1813, and Horatio Hornblower is propelled toward the heart of the French Empire and his old enemy, Napoleon . . . Sir Horatio Hornblower has received strict and highly confidential orders from the highest rank: he must embark upon a grave and perilous mission to recapture the Flame in the Bay of Seine, where the brutal and foul-tempered Lieutenant Augustine Chadwick is being held prisoner by a mutinous crew. Rescuing the Lieutenant demands all of Horatio's spirit and seafaring prowess - for at the same time, he must contend with capturing two French cargo vessels and take part in negotiations to topple the faltering Napoleon once and for all . . . This is the ninth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C.S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. 'A recipe for pure pleasure' Bernard Cornwell
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Hornblower in the West Indies
C. S. Forester
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A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the Sea 1815, the Napoleonic Wars are over. Yet peace continues to elude Horatio Hornblower overseas . . . As an admiral struggling to impose order in the chaotic aftermath of the French wars, Horatio Hornblower, Commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, must still face savage pirates, reckless revolutionaries and a violent hurricane. And while his retirement at half-pay might well be in sight, Hornblower will need every ounce of his rapier wit and quick thinking - not to mention his courage and leadership - to ensure that the lasting peace in Europe reaches the turbulent seas of the West Indies. This is the tenth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Forester's inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower. 'The true master of the genre' Boris Johnson

The Young Hornblower Omnibus
C. S. Forester
640 stránek
23 hodin čtení
4,3(125)Ohodnotit
The seventeen year old Hornblower became infamous as soon as he stepped on board ship as the midshipman who was seasick in the Spithead, but things were soon to change. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble.
Admiral Hornblower
C. S. Forester
768 stránek
27 hodin čtení
4,3(429)Ohodnotit
An omnibus edition compromising of four C S Forester's classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower, Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower and Hornblower in the West Indies.
Captain Hornblower R. N. Hornblower and the Atropos. The happy return. A ship of the line
C. S. Forester
576 stránek
21 hodin čtení
5,0(1)Ohodnotit
Follow the thrilling and exciting adventures of Horatio Hornblower's life at sea in the Royal Navy, in these three classic stories. Hornblower and the Atropos Skippering the flagship for Nelson's funeral on the Thames is not Hornblower's idea of thrilling action. But soon his orders come, and he sets sail for the Mediterranean in the Atropos. Battle, storm, shipwreck, disease - what were the chances that he would never come back again? The Happy Return Hornblower sails the South American waters and comes face to face with a mad, messianic revolutionary in this gripping adventure. A Ship of the Line Commando raids, hurricanes at sea, the glowering menace of Napoleon's onshore gun batteries - Hornblower must deal with them all as he sails his ship to the Spanish station.
The Hornblower Companion
C. S. Forester
144 stránek
6 hodin čtení
4,0(6)Ohodnotit
In this companion C.S. Forester sets out to describe and illuminate, using beautifully drawn charts, all the incidents which his fictional hero has experienced in the Hornblower novels. He also describes how the novels were written, what inspired the adventures and how they relate to the real world of the Royal Navy
The Young Hornblower
C. S. Forester
640 stránek
23 hodin čtení
4,4(470)Ohodnotit
The young Hornblower - A truly formidable force in His Majesty's serviceThe seventeen-year-old Hornblower became notorious as soon as he stepped on board ship - as the midshipman who was seasick in Spithead. But he was soon to gain his sea legs.Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again - courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in times of trouble. The reader stands right beside him as he prepares to fight his first duel, feels the heat as he battles to control a blazing ship and shares his horror as he experiences for the first time the panic of the Plague.C.S. Forester's classic Hornblower books are now lavishly adapted for the screen in a major new ITV series.This omnibus edition contains: Mr Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the 'Hotspur'.