The whole nation is in deep mourning and all eyes are on the funeral. The Battle of Trafalgar had just taken place, in which Nelson was shot and killed by a musket. His first assignment is a unique one: to organise Admiral Horatio Nelson's funeral.
Upon their arrival in London, Hornblower assumes command of the Atropos. On the canal, the assistant boatman becomes incapacitated through drink, thus allowing Hornblower the opportunity to learn much of canal boat operation when he volunteers to take the man's place at the boat's helm. He is excited about getting his new orders and obtaining his first command as a post-captain. On a December day in 1805, Hornblower travels with his very pregnant wife and their son to London on a canal boat via the Thames and Severn Canal and the Thames. Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea. Forester's (1899-1966), classic tales of his naval hero Horatio Hornblower, set during the Napoleonic wars.Hornblower and the Atropos is a 1953 historical novel by C.S. At the centre of each adventure is Hornblower, Forester's most inspired creation, whose blend of cautious preparation and spirited execution dazzles friend and foe alike. Soon Atropos is part of the Mediterranean Fleet's harassment of Napoleon, recovering treasure that lies deep in Turkish waters and boldly challenging a Spanish frigate several times her size. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral procession of Lord Nelson. In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22 gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain.
Not price clipped (12s 6d), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners rubbed, some slight spotting and time staining to back jacket and inside flaps, some slight offsetting to endpapers, slight lean.
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