{"product_id":"hornblower-and-the-hotspur-9780316290463","title":"Hornblower and the Hotspur","description":"\u003cb\u003eHornblower's reconnaissance mission quickly turns to warfare in this installment of the beloved series of naval adventures by C. S. Forester, \"a master of the genre\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e April 1803. The Peace of Amiens is breaking down. Napoleon is building ships and amassing an army just across the Channel. Horatio Hornblower -- who, at age twenty-seven, has already distinguished himself as one of the most daring and resourceful officers in the Royal Navy -- commands the three-masted \u003ci\u003eHotspur \u003c\/i\u003eon a dangerous reconnaissance mission that evolves, as war breaks out, into a series of spectacular confrontations. \u003cbr\u003eAll the while, the introspective young commander struggles to understand his new bride and mother-in-law, his officers and crew, and his own \"accursed unhappy temperament\" -- matters that trouble him more, perhaps, than any of Bonaparte's cannonballs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eC. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote many highly acclaimed novels, including the eleven-volume Hornblower saga and \u003ci\u003eThe African Queen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614959669522,"sku":"9780316290463","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4f577a5-020a-4d80-958b-d2b8f1c8160a.jpg?v=1732469237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hornblower-and-the-hotspur-9780316290463","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}