FREE: Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies C. S. Forester HB

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Hardback book printed in 1958. Doesnt have a dj, use to reside in a library so it has the marks. It is a great book and its free!
C.S. Forester was at his best when he stuck to the short story or novella sizes. Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies is a series of several short stories set during a 3 year period when HH is assigned command of the Royal Navy in the West Indies. What could go wrong in the West Indies at that time one wonders? After all, the Napoleonic and 1812 Wars were over. Britannia ruled the waves. What could go wrong? Well, lots could go wrong and does for HH in this charming collection of exciting short stories.Horatio Hornblower, now in his mid-40s with a wife and son in England, has to police the entire Caribbean for slavers and pirates with limited resources now that the world is at peace. Furthermore, he can't upset the sensibilities of the Americans who are laying down the Monroe Doctrine or the Spanish who have Simon Bolivar on their doorstep. Furthermore, the spectre of Bonaparte, defeated but still defiant in his St. Helena exile, still hangs over HH's head.In each of the short stories HH faces an apparently insoluble problem that he must solve in his usual self-doubting manner. By creating a group of short stories that covers the length of his assignment in the West Indies CSF managed to provide a more complete summation of HH's experiences than if he had tried to write the book as a novel. There is plenty of action in the novel although it's not as bloody as earlier efforts or anywhere near as bloody as Kent's efforts. HH has to think his way through problems not hack and slash his way through. It's also good as an HH reader to see that our hero has become a happier man after 25 years of war and sorrow. In Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies we have our hero enjoying himself as he does what he does best and as only he can do it.