Right from the wedding table, a young lieutenant captain sets off on an incredible adventure. He will oppose the evil genius of Bonaparte with courage, talent, and experience. With amazing skill, Forester describes sea battles and chases, fights of a tiny sloop with the frigates Laura and Felicity, the recovery of treasures from a sunken ship, the intricacies of European politics and quiet family joys. The reader learns about the further fate of the hero from the book Hornblower and Atropa “.”