Beat to Quarters
“Beat to Quarters” by C. S. Forester is a historical fiction novel published by Little, Brown on September 30, 1985. This edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Captain Horatio Hornblower as he embarks on a challenging mission off the coast of Nicaragua in June 1808. Tasked by the Admiralty with forming an alliance against the Spanish colonial government and confronting a formidable Spanish ship, Hornblower’s orders are complicated by personal distractions, including the presence of Lady Barbara Wellesley.
Readers will find a narrative rich in action and adventure, set against the backdrop of naval warfare and historical intrigue. The plot centers on Hornblower’s strategic maneuvers and the high stakes of his mission, which includes navigating alliances and engaging in sea battles. With themes of duty and leadership, “Beat to Quarters” immerses readers in the complexities of maritime conflict and the challenges faced by those in command. This later printing edition offers a detailed exploration of the era’s naval engagements and the personal dilemmas of its characters.
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Called “as gripping and realistic a sea tale as you are likely to run across” by the New York Times, C. S. Forester’s Beat to Quarters finds Hornblower faced with a near-impossible mission off the coast of Nicaragua.
June 1808, somewhere west of Nicaragua — a site suitable for spectacular sea battles. The Admiralty has ordered Captain Horatio Hornblower, now in command of the thirty-six-gun HMS Lydia, to form an alliance against the Spanish colonial government with an insane Spanish landowner; to find a water route across the Central American isthmus; and “to take, sink, burn or destroy” the fifty-gun Spanish ship of the line Natividad or face court-martial. A daunting enough set of orders — even if the happily married captain were not woefully distracted by the passenger he is obliged to take on in Panama: Lady Barbara Wellesley.
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