Bibliograph

The real Hornblower, the life & times of Admiral Sir James Gordon, Bryan Perrett

Type

Label

The real Hornblower, the life & times of Admiral Sir James Gordon, Bryan Perrett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

phonodiskilluminationsmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The real Hornblower

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

906609807

Responsibility statement

Bryan Perrett

Sub title

the life & times of Admiral Sir James Gordon

Summary

First published in 1997, The Real Hornblower offers a comprehensive and engaging account of the life and times of this great naval Admiral. Ever since C.S. Forester's fictional hero Horatio Hornblower began to delight and enthral readers, there has been speculation as to whether his adventures were based on the career of a real naval officer. It became apparent that, while Forester certainly included other episodes in the Hornblower cycle, he was aware of Gordon when the first of his books were written, and that when he decided to expand the series he chose Gordon's career as the framework on which his hero's life would be based

Table Of Contents

Introduction : A hero deep in shadow -- The wild boy -- Fleet actions and promotion -- Lieutenant Gordon -- First command -- Off Rota, 4 April 1808 -- Frigate Captain : Lissa -- Frigate Captain : Pelagosa -- Lydia and Seahorse -- The Commodore -- The stars and stripes -- Honours, and awards, coronations and kings -- The Governor -- Appendix : Ship's histories

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

HornblowerLife & times of Admiral Sir James GordonLife and times of Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon

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