Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
by:
C.S. Forester (author)
ISBN:
9780303666042 (0303666048)
Publish date: January 1st 1965
Publisher: Bantam Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Military,
Action,
Maritime
Series: Hornblower Saga: Chronological Order -8 omnibus (#11)
Hornblower was the inspiration for Star Trek's Captain James Kirk, as well as Cornwell's Sharpe. Hornblower is more cerebral and socially awkward than Kirk (or O'Brien's Aubrey), more educated and refined than Sharpe. In his own right, Hornblower is certainly an engaging and complex character and th...