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* [[Duel to the Death]]: More on the trope page.
* [[During the War]]: Set during the Napoleonic Wars.
* [[Eagle Squadron]]: In ''Admiral Hornblower and the West Indies'' Hornblower is on policing duties in [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|the West Indies.]] In one of the best of it'sits several short stories, while guarding British neutrality in the Latin American Wars of Independence, he matches wits with a millionaire of British/South American parentage who sets himself up as a privateer and gunrunner for Simon Bolivar's army. Interestingly he is one of hisHornblower's more likable opponents and also, though not a professional officer one of the few that is [[Worthy Opponent|almost as cunning]] as he is.
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: Readers following the series in chronological order rather than publishing order may scratch their heads when the opening paragraph of ''Beat to Quarters'', the first published book, suggests that Lt. Bush has only just gotten to know Captain Hornblower in the last few months.
** [[Characterization Marches On]]: Hornblower is also a lot more ill-tempered and choleric in his first book too.