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The Hand Of Destiny
The Hand of Destiny is a short story C.S. Forester wrote about his most popular character, Horatio Hornblower, written in 1940, and published in '' Collier's magazine''. Sanford Sternlicht, author of ''C. S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga'', notes the story has multiple inconsistencies with later stories. He also notes elements of the story that Forester re-used in later stories. In the story Hornblower is 20 years old, and has just been promoted to Lieutenant. Sternlicht places the story in late 1796. Forester has Hornblower recently transferred from serving under Edward Pellew, the genuine naval hero who is Hornblower's first mentor. But Sternlicht notes that in '' Mr Midshipman Hornblower'' Hornblower serves under Pellew until 1797. Plot summary "The Hand of Destiny" has Hornblower serving on board the fictional HMS ''Marguerite'', under the despotic Captain Courtney. Hornblower is shocked by Courtney's cruelty. Courtney has goaded some of his men to revolt and Hornb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films, radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, ''The True Story of Horatio Hornblower''. Forester's series about Hornblower tales began with the novel ''The Happy Return'' (U.S. title ''Beat to Quarters''), published in 1937. Here Hornblower is a captain on a secret mission to Central America in 1808. Later stories fill out his earlier years, starting with his unpromising beginning as a seasick midshipman. As the Napoleonic Wars progress he steadily gains promotion as a result of his skill and daring, despite his initial poverty and lack of influential friends. After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales he rises to become Admiral of the Fleet. Inspirations Forester's original inspiration was an old copy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
