Hornblower book 3 · 1938
Flying Colours
Hornblower, now a prisoner of the French, is taken across France to face trial in Paris, and plans an escape with his loyal lieutenant Bush and his coxswain Brown.
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Book facts
- Author
- C. S. Forester
- Series
- Hornblower, book 3 of 11
- Published
- 1938
- Setting
- Set at sea
- Story order
- Book 8 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Flying Colours on screen
- Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951, film, Cinema). Gregory Peck plays the reserved, brilliant Royal Navy captain on a secret mission to Central America.
In story order: after A Ship of the Line and before The Commodore.
Who is in Flying Colours
4 recurring or key characters from C. S. Forester’s chart. Introduces Brown.
Lead 1
- Horatio HornblowerNaval officer who rises to admiral
Major 2
- William BushHornblower's loyal first lieutenant
- BrownFirst appearanceHornblower's coxswain
Minor and cameo 1
- Lady Barbara WellesleyHornblower's great love
Also featuring these characters
Other C. S. Forester books that share the most characters with Flying Colours.
- Lord Hornblower1946 · Hornblower · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Happy Return1937 · Hornblower · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Lieutenant Hornblower1952 · Hornblower · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Hornblower in the West Indies1958 · Hornblower · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon