Tag Archives: Horatio Hornblower
Adventures in the Fog
Periodically, we’ve noted instances where actual events enter naval fiction set during the Age of Sail will little more than the names of people and ships changed. Sometimes the actual events are toned down for the novel because of the … Continue reading
How Much Was Enough On A Man O’ War?
Yet something had to be done. The Lydia had supplied him with two hundred able-bodied seamen (his placard said nothing of the fact that they had been compulsorily transferred without a chance of setting foot on English soil after a … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Naval Life
The Alan Lewrie Novels: A Perspective
I’ve recently finished working my way through Dewey Lambdin’s series of novels following the career of his character Alan Lewrie. I stumbled onto the first by accident, was captured in the first paragraph, back in November and to a certain … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Alan Lewrie Novels, Naval Fiction
A Great Hornblower Fansite
If you are interested in all things Hornblower, ScaryFangirl.com is the place for you. Plot lines of movies and television shows, genealogy, synopsis of novels, and discussion boards are all there, albeit with a heavy dose of estrogen (not that … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Horatio Hornblower Novels, Naval Fiction
HMS Glatton Takes On All Comers
We’ve observed on several occasions that many of the incidents in novels set during the Age of Sail are heavily influenced by actual events. In most cases, the novel’s protagonist expands on the accomplishments of the actual character. In Ramages’s … Continue reading
Cap de Creus, Spain
Cap de Creus, Spain. Easternmost point of Catalonia. Fans of C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower will instantly recognize this a dominant feature in Hornblower’s patrol area off Catalonia in HMS Sutherland (see Ship of the Line). It is off this … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Geography, Horatio Hornblower Novels
Ferrol
Ferrol, Galicia, has been linked to the sea for its entire history. The remnants of the Spanish Armada took shelter here and it remains the major Spanish naval base on the Atlantic coast. Ferrol, of course, is also well known … Continue reading
Filed under Age of Sail, Geography, Horatio Hornblower Novels, Naval Fiction, Uncategorized
Vado Bay
Most readers of naval fiction of the Age of Sail are fairly familiar with the broad outlines of the Napoleonic Wars. In reality, Britain had been at war with Revolutionary France for nearly seven years when the 18 Brumaire Coup … Continue reading
