Hornblower and the even chance -- Hornblower and the cargo of rice -- Hornblower and the penalty of failure -- Hornblower and the man who felt queer -- Hornblower and the man who saw God -- Hornblower, the frogs, and the lobsters -- Hornblower and the Spanish galleys -- Hornblower and the examination for lieutenant-- Hornblower and Noah's ark -- Hornblower, the Duchess, and the devil.
Summary
"1793. Horatio Hornblower is only seventeen when he joins His Majesty's Royal Navy as a Midshipman. He's dangerously unschooled in seafaring and the ways of seamen, but he's saved by his quick, mathematical mind and keen eye ... This is where it all begins--where young Hornblower gets his sea legs and shows the makings of the legend he will later become."--Jacket.