Ship of the Line

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"Ship of the Line" is a historical naval novel by C. S. Forester featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars.

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A Ship of the Line 3
Ship of the Line canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical novel
nautical novel
novel
adaptationCharacter Ioan Gruffudd as Horatio Hornblower
adaptedInto television film
author C. S. Forester
character Admiral Leighton
Bush
Horatio Hornblower
linked to: Hornblower

Lady Barbara Wellesley
Maria Hornblower
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresConflict Napoleonic Wars
featuresMilitaryBranch Royal Navy
fictionalUniverse Hornblower universe
linked to: Hornblower
followedBy Flying Colours
genre historical fiction
naval fiction
hasFictionalCharacter Admiral Leighton
Bush
Horatio Hornblower
linked to: Hornblower

Lady Barbara Wellesley
hasSubject Age of Sail naval warfare
Royal Navy
hasTheme honor
marital conflict
naval leadership
personal sacrifice
war and duty
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Horatio Hornblower
medium print
narrativeFocus naval command
personal duty and honor
sea battles
originalLanguage English
partOf Hornblower book series
linked to: Hornblower
precededBy The Happy Return
protagonistAffiliation Royal Navy
protagonistRank captain
publicationYear 1938
publisher Michael Joseph
series Horatio Hornblower
linked to: Hornblower
settingPeriod Napoleonic Wars
early 19th century
titleCharacterVesselType ship of the line

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C. S. Forester wrote Ship of the Line
C. S. Forester wrote A Ship of the Line
linked to: Ship of the Line
Flying Colours follows A Ship of the Line
linked to: Ship of the Line
The Happy Return followedByInPublicationOrder A Ship of the Line
linked to: Ship of the Line