Dont know of hornblower, but Richard Sharpe was awsome. I remember reading the last pages of one of the books, getting to the last words "So he will march again" and thinking it was so badass.
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Dont know of hornblower, but Richard Sharpe was awsome. I remember reading the last pages of one of the books, getting to the last words "So he will march again" and thinking it was so badass.
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The Hornblower and Aubrey characters were based on the real life Cochrane. If you're into Napoleonic era Naval Warfare, these series of books can't be beat.
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One of my wifes friends named her child Horatio... from watching Hornblower. Wasabi's sisters all like watching the series too...
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I almost got away with giving my son the middle name of Horatio...almost. After choosing the first name I gave her the options of Byron and Horatio for the middle, let her feel involved since I did all the hard work.
Alexander Horatio
Alexander Byron
I personally think Horatio Alexander would have been catchy, but I was vetoed.
You be the judge...
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I like Byron, sounds regal.
I didn't like Patrick O'Brien. Maybe he is an acquired taste, I dunno. I have yet to try Horatio Hornblower, so I think I'll give that a whack.
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Have you just been dumped?
I ask because it's usually something like that which causes outbursts like this, needless to say I dissagree completely.
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The O'brien books had far more historical detail...too much for my taste. The hornblower focused more on the storyline.
@Honestus: Didn't Horatio hate his name in the books? :p
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hehe, you know I don't remember that. Good thing she vetoed...plus I just realized that prick on CSI Miami is named Horatio.
"There is a true glory and a true honor; the glory in duty done and the honor in the integrity of principle."
"The truth is this; the march of Providence so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often only see the ebb of the advancing wave. It is history which teaches us to hope."
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I wonder what happens when he's gonna find out if he's been named after a popular novel character.
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Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
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