I agree with you there that it needed more detail. I have managed to get hold of the book a sea of words that goes with the POB books. It would do to do a book...
I have been considering Chief Bottlewasher's description and comparison of the characters of HH and CSF. Did my descriptions of these really justify Chief's...
... courage to be. And I think that that comes out in the books, in which HH is a better man than was CSF. Well spoken. Brian Douglas Berlin, Director of...
Joan asked: "I was wondering how old you were when you read Hornblower yourself?" Well, I think that I can claim, with very small chance of error, of being the...
In a message dated 8/2/2003 1:19:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Dear John, Tha's a lovely story and impressive. I was considered an advanced reader, but at...
... annex ... primary ... to ... with US ... tie, the ... America was, indeed, not united in pursuing war against the Canadas. The 'War Hawks' -- as they were...
I'm both honored to have the observance of John Forester, but hasten also to revise my earlier observation centering upon the following: John Forester...
John said <<<<The Happy Return was published in February, 1937, and I had had my seventh birthday in October, 1936, so I was probably aged seven and two...
I have following Hornblower books I would like to sell: THE YOUNG HORNBLOWER Omnibus (contains Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, Hornblower and...
... <msmall@i...> ... The ... was ... interfere ... Not quite true as I'll point out below. One point in particular is worth mentioning; the American forces...
Dang, I hate when I'm the last one to post and no one follows up! It reminds me of those embarrassing silences at a gathering when someone has said something...
Darcey Lever's book is a good one, and well worth having. I would, however, recommend a different volume ("if you only buy one sailing navy seamanship book...
when I looked up Lever's book on Amazon I noticed they were offering, as a package deal, both it and the one you recommend for $59. Too bad I wanted to eat for...
My business and family obligations afford precious little time for reading. As I have earlier posted, the A&E series on Hornblower (yes, yes, I know of its...
Hi Mark, The proper publication order is: Beat to Quarters (or The Happy Return on the other side of the pond) Ship of the Line Flying Colours Commodore H Lord...
For me, reading the books in publication order was definitely the way to go. That way the characters develop in the same sequence in the reader's mind as they...
The HAPPY RETURN WAS THE FIRST. Known as ? in the States, the one where he went to South America and the Pacific. Then they went up to Lord Hornblower in order...
Yes, I go along with this. We're certainly not getting our Star Wars installments in chronological order. I agree--I prefer the sequence the author used to...
I just bought the Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor. A fascinating book on the various aspects of seamanship that a midshipman serving on a wooden sailing ship...
... Wars ... sequence ... New to the group. Hello everyone! I must have reread Hornblower 10 times over the years and for me the middle / late titles - Ship of...
As I'm currently listening to Admiral Hornblower -#11 and last of the series, I am starting to dread the end of listening to great stories. How do the O'brian...
... Personally I prefer any of Richard Woodman (Nathaniel Drinkwater), C Northcote Parkinson (Richard Delancey), or Dudley Pope (Nicholas Ramage). Alexander ...
That's asking for an opinion from anyone who attempts to reply, like me. O'Brian, in my estimation, wrote a far richer series, especially in character...
jameshilt0n <jameshilt0n@...> wrote:Another is the fact that Bush makes post captain and immediately gets to command a two-decker. This looks very odd...
... At the end of Flying Colours, Bush was first made Commender to command Witch of Endor back to England, while Hornblower was "arrested" on Admiral's flag...
When Hornblower is offered a commodore's broad pennant, he is given his choice of a flag captain -- which, as CSF points out, is a singular measure of the...
