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From: mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor)
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Subject: Re: Hornblower Series
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Date: Fri, 4-Jan-85 19:41:49 EST
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>                   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.
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Mike Taylor                        ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat

[ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's.  ]