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Historical novel first published June 4, 1967, and as a result of Forester's death in 1966, it was left unfinished. There is a one-page summary of the last several chapters of the book found on the final page, taken from notes left behind from the author. It was the eleventh and last book in the Horatio Hornblower to be published, but it is fourth in chronological sequence.

Historical novel first published June 4, 1967, and as a result of Forester's death in 1966, it was left unfinished. There is a one-page summary of the last several chapters of the book found on the final page, taken from notes left behind from the author. It was the eleventh and last book in the Horatio Hornblower series to be published, but the fourth by internal chronology.