As a child, Cornwell loved the novels of C. S. Forester, chronicling the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars, and was surprised to find that there were no such novels following Lord Wellington's campaign on land.
Cornwell loved the novels of C. S. Forester. This was as a child. Cornwell was chronicling the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars. This was as a child. Cornwell was surprised to find that there were no such novels following Lord Wellington's campaign on land. This was as a child.