Hornblower & the Crisis

Forester, C.S.: 1967 UK, hardcover with dust jacket, 175 pages. Hornblower and the Crisis is the final, unfinished Horatio Hornblower novel by C. S. Forester, set in 1805 with Hornblower promoted to post‑captain and entrusted with confidential dispatches captured from a French brig, revealing Napoleon’s invasion plans. Sent on a dangerous espionage mission to help lure the French fleet out and light the fuse that will lead to Trafalgar, the story breaks off at Forester’s death but editions usually include his outline of the intended ending plus the bonus stories “Hornblower and the Widow McCool” and “The Last Encounter.” In very good condition