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Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6)

C.S. Forester

Paperback | Pages: 324 pages

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ISBN:	0316289329 (ISBN13: 9780316289320)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6, Hornblower Saga: Publication Order #1
Characters:	Horatio Hornblower

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June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua-a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner; to find a water route across the Central American isthmus; and "to take, sink, burn or destroy" the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad or face court-martial. A daunting enough set of orders-even if the happily married captain were not woefully distracted by the passenger he is obliged to take on in Panama: Lady Barbara Wellesley.

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Title	:	Beat to Quarters (Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order #6)
Author	:	C.S. Forester
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 324 pages
Published	:	September 30th 1985 by Back Bay Books (first published 1937)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Adventure. Classics

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While I enjoyed the in depth look at Captain Hornblower as a man with a severe inferiority complex attempting to look like a strong and self-reliant captain, my own lack of late-eighteenth century naval warfare made it a bit difficult to follow the technical details of both navigation and battle on the high seas. That being said, the book never got slow enough that I had to press through. I read it in a few days and enjoyed it. I'll be looking for others in the series.

Another good Hornblower novel, a bit shorter than some. This one concentrates on the hardship of a long time at sea. What the sailors would put up with is incredible. The food is enough to gag a maggot &, surrounded by water, they barely get enough 'fresh' water (7 months in a cask!) to live. When repairs are needed, the efforts are truly heroic. They empty the ship entirely, refit & fix her as if she were in a refit yard, & sail off in 2 weeks!Hornblower's navigation is fantastic.

I have never thought about the total allegiance a crew would need to have towards their captain and how the captain would go about establishing such respect. This book was a little heavy on the 'ship' side for me (descriptions of ship life - running a ship, steering a ship, etc) so I skipped over some pages. Overall it is a good read. For some reason, I really liked the El Supremo character, a crazy, maniac of a leader but kind of fun for me to picture. Maybe my kids should call me "La Suprema".

Its been many years ago that I have read any of the Hornblower stories and they still hold up . Its 1808 and the British Navy is still at war With Napoleone Bonaparte.Hornblowers ship is the HMS Lidia.he has to take,sink,burn or destroy a fifty~Gun Spanish ship of the line,its a daunting set of orders,Hornblower is distracted by the passenger he must take on in Panama; Lady Barbara Wellesley.A very good read !

Wow, the half of series.I would never have thought that I ever would hold Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) in my hands. Is it the passion for naval stories or the passion for English-written books that brought it to me? Could I ever imagine of reading at least some of the H. H. stories? Yes, I could. But I have to admit that my imagination often overtakes my own skills...It is apparent that Beat to Quarters was written first, maybe because H. H. is not the same as in previous books; and

I adore the Hornblower books for their intricate plots; for their chaotic naval engagements that Forester was so very adept at describing; and for their inside look into the twists and turns of the strategic, singular mind that is Horatio Hornblower's. Through his mounting exploits, Hornblower's character achieves heroic proportions. Beneath this stature, however, is a wellspring of doubt, ambition, and anxiety that courses through Hornblower at the onset of crisis. For their sheer weight in

Hornblower was the inspiration for Star Trek's Captain James Kirk, as well as Cornwell's Sharpe. Hornblower is more cerebral and socially awkward than Kirk, more educated and refined than Sharpe. In his own right, Hornblower is certainly an engaging and complex character and the series is an interesting study in leadership, and a fascinating portrait of life at sea in the age of sail. Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return in British editions) is sixth chronologically, but was the first one