
The Man in the Yellow Raft C.S. Forester taal: Engels gepubliceerd door: Michael Joseph eerste editie: 1969 bindwijze: hatdback isbn: — pagina’s: 191 verworven via: Abebooks
January 1st, 2006 | by Janantoon | published in Boeken Janantoon | Comments Off on C.S. Forester, The Hornblower Companion
The Hornblower Companion C.S. Forester taal: Engelsgepubliceerd door: Michael Josepheerste editie: gedrukt: 1964verworven: 2006bindwijze: gebondenisbn: verworven via: Abebooks → C.S. Forester
January 1st, 2004 | by Maarten | published in Boeken Maarten | Comments Off on C. S. Forester, The General
‘He would give his life for the ideals he stood for, and would be happy if the opportunity presented itself. His patriotism was a real and living force, even if its symbols were childish. His courage was unflinching.’
This is the General, who drove himself for his country until he was a mere shattered fragment of a man…
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The Real HornblowerThe Life and Times of Admiral Sir James Gordon, GCB Bryan Perrett taal: Engelsgepubliceerd door: Arms & Armour Presseerste editie: gedrukt: 1998verworven: 1998bindwijze: gebondenisbn: 1854094068verworven via: GBG → C.S. Forester
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For some people this would be a collector’s item: an original Penguin pocket book from 1956. Probably still with Jan Tschichold’s layout. And of course with Eric Gill’s typography.
1956 is not that long ago (please, don’t argue, I was born in 1953), but the book looks as if it came from another epoch altogether. Look at the front with the pencil drawing and the price: 2/6. That would be 2 shillings and 6 pence, wouldn’t it?
Anyway, it’s a fine book. Forester is a master story-teller. He’d prove this with his magnificent Hornblower series. And this story is fun, engaging, a good read, although not in the category of his novel The ship.