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Скачать книгу (размер 3 257 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 640) Аннотация: The Young Hornblower — a truly formidable force in His Majesty's Service. The seventeen-year-old Hornblower became notorious as soon as he stepped on board ship — as the midshipman who was seasick in Spithead. But he was soon to gain his sea legs. Amid battle, action and adventure he proves himself time and time again — courageous in danger, resourceful in moments of difficulty and decisive in…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: 'Hornblower fired. There was a small cloud of smoke, but no bang. This is death, he thought. My pistol was the unloaded one'. But Horatio Hornblower does not die. He survives the duel with Simpson, learns to overcome his seasickness, and goes on to risk his life many times over. It is 1793, Britain is at war with France, and life on a sailing ship of war is hard and dangerous. But the hardest…