{"product_id":"mr-midshipman-hornblower","title":"Mr Midshipman Hornblower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin young Horatio Hornblower in the thrilling naval adventure from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Shepherd, \u003c\/i\u003enow a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete creations of character in fiction''\u003c\/b\u003e Conn Iggulden, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a seventeen-year-old with a touch of sea sickness, young Horatio Hornblower hardly cuts a dash in His Majesty''s navy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet from the moment he is ordered to board a French merchant ship in the Bay of Biscay and take command of crew and cargo, he proves his seafaring mettle on the waves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a character-forming duel, several deadly chases and some dramatic captures and escapes, the young Hornblower is soon forged into a formidable man of the sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis is the first of eleven books chronicling the nautical adventures of C. S. Forester''s inimitable hero, Horatio Hornblower.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Absolutely compelling. One of the great masters of narrative''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317978112382,"sku":"NW9781405928298","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781405928298.jpg?v=1778261230","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/mr-midshipman-hornblower","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}