Hornblower and the Crisis įiction, historical, seafaring, war, Napoleonic Wars Smith, Cecil Louis Troughton Writing under the pseudonym: Forester, C. In the second part of the book the author describes how the novels were written, what inspired the adventures and how they relate to the real world of the Royal Navy.Hornblower and the Atropos Some thirty of these, and over one hundred drawings and marginal decorations, bring to life both the events and characters that appear in the novels. Midshipman Hornblower and running through to Hornblower in the West Indies, and the chapters are all illustrated with beautifully drawn maps and charts. C S Forester’s companion to his hero’s career describes all the incidents as they appeared in the ten novels, starting with Mr. They recount stirring adventures in the Royal Navy during the era of the Napoleonic wars and paint a vivid picture of the Senior Service at a time when it grew to dominate the world’s oceans. C S Forester’s Hornblower novels have been avidly read for over two generations and are as popular today as when they were first published.

This book is a beautifully illustrated companion to Hornblower’s fictional career describing and illustrating all the main incidents in the ten novels. Illustrations are used, especially at the lower stages, to help comprehension. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a supporting glossary to help students with vocabulary. The approximate vocabulary count for each stage is: Stage 1 400 words Stage 2 700 words Stwords Stwords Stwords Stwords. This takes account of the more traditional approaches to grading and recent research into the nature of reading difficulty. The language controls used in ‘Oxford Bookworms’ are based on a syllabus specially created for the series by Tricia Hedge. At the higher stages, most of the books have been adapted from works originally published for native speakers. At the lower stages, many of the texts have been specially written for the series, to provide elementary and lower intermediate students with an introduction to real reading in English. There are six stages, taking students from elementary to advanced level. ‘Oxford Bookworms’ offer students at all levels the opportunity to extend their reading and appreciation of English.

Hornblower and the atropos