Commodore Hornblower | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapters 1, 2 and 3 Abstract

* This book begins as Hornblower returns home from the Navy to his wife, Barbara, and his son, Richard.
* Hornblower and his wife bathe daily, which is strange at the time. They dress in their fine clothes, which is strange to Hornblower, who prefers his...
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