A shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy as a midshipman on board H.M.S. Justinian. In action, adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.
A shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy as a midshipman on board H.M.S. Justinian. In action, adventure and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.

Cecil Scott "C.S." Forester é o pseudónimo de Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1966), romancista britânico que alcançou a fama com as suas histórias sobre batalhas navais históricas. A sua obra-prima consiste na série de doze livros sobre Horatio Hornblower, oficial da Marinha Britânica durante as Guerras Napoleónicas. Notabilizou-se também pelo romance The African Queen, adaptado para cinema por John Huston.