Right from the wedding table, a young captain-lieutenant sets off toward incredible adventures. He will oppose the evil genius of Bonaparte with courage, talent, and experience. With astonishing skill, Forrester describes naval battles and chases, duels of a tiny sloop against the frigates “Laura” and “Félicité,” the delicate details of European politics, and quiet family joys.
About the hero’s further fate, the reader will learn from the book “Hornblower and ‘Atropa’.”