When writer C.S. Forester penned his series around the character Horatio Hornblower, he didn’t write the books in chronological order. The first three novels were about mid-point through the series, and then […]
Book Review: Beat to Quarters by C.S. Forester – Horatio Hornblower Sails in Central America
The Horatio Hornblower series, written by C.S. Forester, was written much the same way the Star Wars series was. Forester wrote Beat to Quarters first, and it ended up being the sixth […]
Book Review: Hornblower and the “Atropos” by C.S. Forester – A Funeral and a Treasure Hunt
I discovered the Horatio Hornblower series after watching the mini-series on A&E a few years back. Curious as to how well the books by C.S. Forester compared to what A&E had produced, […]
Book Review: Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester – Better if You Already Know the Characters
George Lucas wasn’t the first to craft his Star Wars saga out of order. C.S. Forester began his Horatio Hornblower series with a novel that is now in the middle part of […]
Book Review: Hornblower and the Hotspur by C.S Forester – The Rise of a Hero
The third book in this series by C.S. Forester easily comes in as the strongest so far. The characters who have been introduced earlier in the series build on the qualities seen […]
Book Review: Lieutenant Hornblower by C.S. Forester – Swashbuckling Adventure, Lifelong Friends, and a Lunatic Captain
The second book chronologically in the Horatio Hornblower series, written by C.S. Forester, finally brings together a cohesive story coupled with plenty of adventure and intrigue. It reads much better than the […]
DVD Review: Horatio Hornblower – The New Adventures – Loyalty/Duty
The A&E Network, in conjunction with British television, has apparently hit the jackpot with the Horatio Hornblower continuing series, or we wouldn’t be seeing the series continuing to this, its seventh and […]
DVD Review: Horatio Hornblower – The Wrong War
Written by C.S. Forester and Chris OuldDirected by Andrew Grieve The title of this piece stems from a poorly conceived expedition into France in which British troops aid Royalists in an attempt […]
DVD Review – Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Written by C.S. Forester and Patrick HarbinsonDirected by Andrew Grieve Although, in my opinion, this story is the weakest in the series of Horatio Hornblower telefilms produced for British television and the […]
Horatio Hornblower The Duel: This Is Not A Commercial For The British Navy
Written by C.S. Forester and Russell LewisDirected by Andrew Grieve Horatio Hornblower: The Duel is the first of a series of four specials that were aired on the A & E Network […]
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