Talk:Horatio Hornblower

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 Definition The hero of a series of nautical novels created by C.S. Forester. [d] [e]
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I'm sorting out the titles and order; some confusion comes from books with Commonwealth and U.S. titles. Howard C. Berkowitz 19:19, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

I just added what i think is definitive order and dates. I don't recall the ranks so can't comment on that. I added flying colours in the right place. I think you had flying colours where happy return should have been. Will be visiting HMS Victory in a couple of weeks with my son. Closest i can think of for a pirate ship. Chris Day 19:27, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Wow! I was going to start HMS Victory, but could we have a CZ Foreign Correspondent? (hmmm...in your case, isn't that domestic correspondence?).
I have most of the books in the other room; I can tell you Hornblower's career and ranks from memory, but I may not always match the right titles, especially midcareer. Eventually, I want to do a narrative of his career, with mappings to real-world events. Some research is needed into what was based on Nelson vs. Cochrane vs. Forester. Howard C. Berkowitz 19:53, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Since I'll be visiting, and most there think I have an American accent, I think foreign might be better. Certainly my Hampshire accent is very diluted. Hopefully i can get some exclusive pictures for your article. Let me know what you want. Maybe a good one of the lower (medical) deck painted red? Or one of the sailors cots? Obviously Captains quarters (or would that be Admirals quarters)? Chris Day 20:06, 17 March 2009 (UTC)