by C. S. Forester · Phébus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782859401979
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«Aspirant de marine» is the historical naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester, published by Phébus in paperback (294 pages, in French).
In January 1794, Horatio Hornblower, a seventeen-year-old youth, joins the British Royal Navy as a midshipman. Harassed by his shipmates and forced to fight a duel, he proves his ingenuity by handling a ship loaded with puffed rice, survives captivity, rescues shipwrecked sailors, and fights against Napoleonic France.
First instalment of the Hornblower saga in chronological order. French translation of «Mr. Midshipman Hornblower», originally published in 1950.
For readers of historical, adventure and naval fiction, as well as for those following the Horatio Hornblower saga.
