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Narrateur(s):
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Christian Rodska
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Auteur(s):
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C. S. Forester
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The sixth instalment in the eleven-part Horatio Hornblower series, A Ship of the Line sees the return of 39-year-old Captain Hornblower as he embarks upon a new adventure on the Catalonian coast.
Having successfully defeated the Natividad Ship in battle, Horatio is awarded command of HMS Sutherland. Estimated to be the 'the ugliest and least desirable two-decker in the Navy List,' Hornblower's first ship of the line is far from becoming the vessel of his dreams, and being 250 men short of a full crew, the captain is forced to enlist and train a rabble of 'poachers, bigamists and sheep stealers.'
Seventeen years into the Napoleonic wars, Hornblower cannot afford to pause or make mistakes and the pressure soon mounts as the French approach the Catalonian shores.
Winner of the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, A Ship of the Line delivers an action-packed seafaring adventure as one of the nation's favourite captains takes the lead once again.
Hugely celebrated for his Napoleonic naval warfare series, and later for the publication of The African Queen, C. S. Forester came to writing much later than expected. Having originally studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, Forester first developed a love of story-telling after being inspired by his travels with the Royal Navy.
Sadly stricken with arteriosclerosis whilst voyaging to the Bering Sea, C.S. Forester was crippled in his later life, but his imagination and his skill with a pen survived for years to come.
Narrator Biography
Christian Rodska is an English television and voice actor best known for his role in the 1970s series Follyfoot.
From The Monuments Men and The Eagle of the Ninth to The Likely Lads, Z Cars, The Tomorrow People, Coronation Street, Bergerac and Casualty, his extensive and diverse acting career has led him to become a highly solicited radio and audiobook narrator.
He has now voiced over 150 unabridged audiobooks including Winston Churchill's biographies, Evelyn Waugh's Men at Arms and Sebastian Faulks' A Possible Life. He has been praised for his ability to vary in vocal pace and style and as such, Christian boasts 12 Earphone Awards from Audiofile Magazine.
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- Version intégrale
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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- Narrateur(s): Nicolas Coster
- Durée: 11 h et 29 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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- Narrateur(s): Christian Rodska
- Durée: 4 h et 12 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars 17
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- Écrit par Peter MacLeod le 2023-02-28
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The Commodore
- Auteur(s): C. S. Forester
- Narrateur(s): Christian Rodska
- Durée: 9 h et 36 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20
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Histoire4.5 out of 5 stars 20
In the ninth instalment of the series, C.S. Forester transports us to the quaint village of Smallbridge. Predictably restless and eager to embark on his next adventure, Horatio Hornblower dreams of returning to the seas and commanding his next ship. Now happily married to Lady Barbara Leighton and widely celebrated for his recent successes with the navy, Hornblower has been knighted and appointed a commodore. Fortunately for Horatio, his uneventful days as village squire are soon interrupted.
Auteur(s): C. S. Forester
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Hornblower and the "Hotspur"
- Auteur(s): C.S. Forester
- Narrateur(s): Nicolas Coster
- Durée: 13 h et 14 min
- Version intégrale
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Au global4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars 28
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4 out of 5 stars
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Alec
- 2019-05-30
another classic
christian rodska brings to life a classic series tge best narrator ive seen on here yet
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