Hornblower and the Atropos
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-19662018
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1806: Captain Horatio Hornblower sets sail on the Atropos, being assigned an unusual addition to her crew along the way - three skilled pearl divers from Ceylon. His orders are to sail to Turkey and salvage from the wreck of the Speedwell, a sunken British transport ship lying deep in Marmorice Bay. Inside the Speedwell is a quarter of a million pounds in soldiers' pay, badly needed to fund Britain's ongoing war with France. Hornblower is to recover the money without exciting undue attention, for the Turks know nothing of the treasure lying in their waters - or so he was assured...
Main title:
Hornblower and the Atropos / C.S. Forester.
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Imprint:
Leicester : Thorpe, Ulverscroft, 2018.
Collation:
402 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Horatio Hornblower ; 5.
Audience:
Adult.
ISBN:
97814448381761444838172
Language:
English
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BRN:
347198