{"product_id":"2026200010987-secondhand-a-ship-of-the-line","title":"A Ship Of The Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Ship of the Line is a gripping naval historical fiction novel set during the Napoleonic Wars, continuing the celebrated saga of Captain Horatio Hornblower, one of literature's most enduring seafaring heroes. C. S. Forester chronicles Hornblower's command of the seventy-four-gun HMS Sutherland as he leads daring raids along the Spanish coast, engaging in ferocious broadside battles against the French fleet. Written with meticulous authenticity and pulse-quickening tension, the novel presents the brutal realities of life at sea — from the strategic genius required of a naval commander to the raw courage demanded of every sailor below decks. Forester illustrates the psychological weight of leadership under fire, balancing Hornblower's iron resolve with his deeply human self-doubt, making this one of the finest entries in the Hornblower series. A joint winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, this is a masterwork of naval fiction that set the standard for the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956124496091,"sku":"2026200010987-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/990ad457-a23e-4f13-9d52-5fbf49611983.png?v=1783498048","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010987-secondhand-a-ship-of-the-line","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}