Talk:Lieutenant Hornblower

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Preceeded/Followed by[edit]

I've just fixed the infobox, which mixed internal and publication order (preceeding was by internal chronology, followed by was by publication order). According to Template talk:Infobox Book#Preceded_and_followed_by_fields, these are for internal chronology. --Stephan Schulz 16:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did Hornblower Do It?[edit]

C. Northcote Parkinson, in "The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower" (1970), advances an interesting theory on the events of this novel ... in particular, the peculiar accident and subsequent murder of the crazy captain. It might be suitably worked into this article and, at any rate, every Hornblower fan should read it! rewinn 06:33, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Parkinson did not read "Lieutenant Hornblower" quite closely enough. While planning the attack on the Samana fort, Hornblower gave Wellard an interesting character reference: "He's coolheaded and thinks quickly." Presumably Wellard gave Capt Sawyer the push, and Hornblower covered up for him. Whether Hornblower gave prior consent to the push is unclear. Hcunn (talk) 12:25, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have not read Parkinson's "biography" of Hornblower, and have no intention of so doing. As far as I'm concerned, CSF's writings are sacrosanct, and edits which add material from CNP's book to Wikipedia pages dealing with Hornblower are a recurrent irritation. Mabzilla (talk) 21:08, 15 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]