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Hornblower and the Atropos

by C. S. Forester

Book 5 in the Hornblower Saga series.

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After helping organise the river procession for Nelson’s state funeral, newly promoted Captain Hornblower takes command of the small sloop HMS Atropos. His Mediterranean assignment develops into a hazardous salvage operation in Ottoman waters and a confrontation with a much larger Spanish frigate.

Historical periods

Napoleonic Era Battle of Trafalgar

Historical people

Horatio Nelson1758–1805

Series reading order

Books in Hornblower Saga

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