CRITICISM

Breit, Harvey. “Talk with C. S. Forester.” New York Times Book Review (6 July 1952): 4.

Offers an interview with Forester.

McGregor, Tom. The Making of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower. New York: HarperEntertainment, 1999, 124 p.

Provides a reader's companion to the A & E television series based on Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.

Perrett, Bryan. The Real Hornblower: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Alexander Gordon, GCB. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1997, 160 p.

Studies a possible model for Forester's Hornblower character.

Pope, Steve. Hornblower's Navy: Life at Sea in the Age of Nelson. New York: Welcome Rain, 1999, 112 p.

Presents a description of life in the Napoleonic-era British navy.

Wertheimer, Ron. “Authentic Hornblower: Where Grim Meets Ghastly.” New York Times (2 April 1999): E31.

Reviews the 1999 Hornblower television series.

Additional coverage of Forester's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Thomson Gale: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 73-76; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 83; Contemporary Authors: Obituary, Vol 25-28R; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 191; Literature Resource Center; Reference Guide to English Literature, Ed. 2; Something About the Author, Vol. 13; and Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers.