The Happy Return

C S Forester

ISBN 10: 0140008357 / ISBN 13: 9780140008357

Published by Penguin, 1975

About this Item

Well read book. Spine creased, and worn either side. Covers show shelf wear. Pages lightly tanned. Good book.

Seller Inventory # mon0000004195

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Happy Return
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140008357
• ISBN 13: 9780140008357
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Sailing the frigate "Lydia" in South American waters, Captain Hornblower has orders to sink the "Natividad", a Spanish two-decker. But this proves the least of his worries, for he is also commanded to aid the revolutionary El Supremo, a madman whose bestialities stagger the Spanish authorities.

About the Author

C.S Forester was born in Cairo in 1899, where his father was stationed as a government official. He studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, and after leaving Guy's without a degree he turned to writing as a career. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later he sailed with the Royal Navy to collect material for The Ship. He made a voyage to the Bering Sea to gather material for a similar book on the United States Navy, and it was during this trip that he was stricken with arteriosclerosis, a disease which left him crippled. However, he continued to write and in the Hornblower novels created the most renowned sailor in contemporary fiction. He died in 1966.