The action of the Hornblower saga, a series of eleven novels and several short stories by C. S. Forester, begins in 1794. At that point in his life, Horatio Hornblower is a penniless, orphaned ...

I just reread Victory of Eagles, one of my favorite books in Naomi Novik's excellent nine-book Temeraire series, and thought I'd briefly blog again about how much I like them. The books are set in ...

Fantastic! My family and I have watched all of the Horatio Hornblower series movies several times and completely enjoyed them both times. Strong story lines and superb acting make these movies ...

LORD HORNBLOWER (322 pp.)—C. S. Forester—Liftie, Brown ($2.50). H.M.S. Flame, 18-gun brig, lies hove to near the French coast. “Insolent rascals, mutinous dogs,” splutters the First Lord of the ...

Hornblower is back. The British Navy's go-to guy returns to television in two new A&E films this Sunday and next, making loyalty, honor and principle more fashionable than Tony Soprano for at least a ...

With plenty of bravery and old-school marine derring-do, the second novel (after 2005's Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe) in this unabashed homage to the Horatio Hornblower series continues to follow the ...