Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies

Admiral Hornblower in the West IndiesThese 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 11/02/1989
ISBN: 9780316289412
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.49w x 0.97d

Review Citations: Library Journal 07/01/2000 pg. 148

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79987 / Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
Reading Level: 7.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 17