Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!mat From: mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor) Newsgroups: net.books,net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Hornblower Series Message-ID: <863@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 19:41:49 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.863 Posted: Fri Jan 4 19:41:49 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Jan-85 00:13:31 EST References: <301@ahuta.UUCP> Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.books:1166 net.sf-lovers:5476 > > The Hornblower Series by C. S. Forester > A review of a series of books by Mark R. Leeper > Of some note to Hornblower readers are two books: THE HORNBLOWER > COMPANION contains charts of Hornblower's battles and personal notes by > Forester. C. Northcote Parkinson, best known for humorous essays like > "Parkinson's Law," wrote a complete biography of the character called THE > LIFE AND TIMES OF HORATIO HORNBLOWER. mber C. Northcote Parkinson has also written several sea novels along the same lines, which I think are the best of the genre and superior to the Hornblower series. -- Mike Taylor ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat [ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's. ]