Hornblower and the Atropos

Forester, C.S.: 1953, hardcover with dust jacket, 302 pages. Hornblower and the Atropos by C.S. Forester follows Horatio Hornblower as he takes command of the 22-gun sloop Atropos, conducts a dangerous salvage of army pay chests in Turkish waters, and later engages a far larger Spanish vessel while serving in the Mediterranean. The novel mixes naval action with Hornblower’s personal life, including his return to England to find his children stricken by smallpox, and is often praised for its tight plotting and vivid seafaring detail. Dust jacket with marks of use. In good condition