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I'm reminded that Forester started writing Hornblower's career in the middle, then went back and filled in the early parts later. As a result, if you read through his career in chronological order, he suddenly turns a bit wooden when you reach "The Happy Return", because that was the first book written, and Forester wasn't fully comfortable with the character at that point.
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I'm reminded that Forester started writing Hornblower's career in the middle, then went back and filled in the early parts later. As a result, if you read through his career in chronological order, he suddenly turns a bit wooden when you reach "The Happy Return", because that was the first book written, and Forester wasn't fully comfortable with the character at that point.
That one gets me every time...
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