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Fictional character
Horatio Hornblower
First appearance
The Happy Return (1937)
Last appearance
"The Last Encounter" (1967)
Created by
C. S. Forester
Portrayed by
Gregory Peck David Buck Michael Redgrave Ioan Gruffudd
In-universe information
Nickname
Horry (by his first wife) Horny (by his shipmates)
Gender
Male
Occupation
Naval officer
Spouse
Maria Mason (†) Lady Barbara Wellesley
Children
Horatio Hornblower Jr. (†) Maria Hornblower (†) Richard Hornblower
Nationality
British
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, The True Story of Horatio Hornblower.[1]
Forester's series about Hornblower tales began with the novel The Happy Return (US title: Beat to Quarters), published in 1937. Herein, Hornblower is a captain on a secret mission to Central America in 1808. Later stories fill out his career, starting with his unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress, he steadily gains promotion as a result of his skill and daring, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends. After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, he rises to become Admiral of the Fleet.
^Parkinson, C. Northcote (1970). The True Story of Horatio Hornblower. London: Michael Joseph. ISBN 0750934395.
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