From the back cover: In Beat to Quarters, it's June 1808 and a still young Hornblower is captain of the 36-gun frigate Lydia. He sets his course for Spain and Nicaragua in his ongoing quest to cut Napoleon's lines wherever he crosses them. Review: There are two ways one might choose to read the Hornblower series. The first is to read them in order of publication, in which … [Read more...] about Beat to Quarters by C. S. Forester: A