A Horatio Hornblower Tale of the SeaJune, 1808 and off the Coast of Nicaragua Captain Horatio Hornblower has his hands full . . .Now in command of HMS Lydia, a thirtysixgun frigate, Hornblower has instructions to form an alliance against the Spanish colonies with a mad and messianic revolutionary, El Supremo to find a water route across the Central American isthmus and to take, sink, burn or destroy the fiftygun Spanish ship of the line Natividad or face courtmartial. And as if he did not have enough trouble, Hornblower must also contend with the beguiling charms of an unwanted passenger Lady Barbara Wellesley . . .This is the fifth of eleven books chronicling the adventures of C. S. Foresters inimitable nautical hero, Horatio Hornblower.I find Hornblower admirable, vastly entertaining Sir Winston Churchill

Binding: Paperback;304 pages; Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Classification: FC; Weight: 340 g; Dimensions: 178 x 151 x 21

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