Hornblower and the Hotspur [SEP] series
Hornblower and the Hotspur
Hornblower and the Hotspur (published 1962) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester.
It is the third book in the series chronologically, but the tenth by order of publication, and serves as the basis for one of the episodes of the "Hornblower" series of television films.
Plot summary.
With the Peace of Amiens under strain and war with France under Napoleon Bonaparte imminent in May 1803, Hornblower is promoted from Lieutenant to Commander and appointed to command the sloop
(1963) starring David Buck in the title role was based on "Lord Hornblower"
- The ITV and A&E television series "Hornblower" (1998–2003) starred Ioan Gruffudd as Hornblower, and included stories from "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", "Lieutenant Hornblower", and "Hornblower and the Hotspur".
In other media Radio adaptations.
- Michael Redgrave played Hornblower in a radio series of the same name between 1952 and 1953, later rebroadcast over Mutual in the United States syndicated via Towers of London.