Editing Horatio Hornblower (section)

=== Literary appearances ===
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* In the fictional setting of ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' by [[Alan Moore]], Hornblower is the equivalent of Lord Nelson, with ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier|The Black Dossier]]'' (2007) depicting [[Nelson's Column|Hornblower's Column]] as one of London's most popular landmarks.
* A "biography", called ''The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower'', was published in 1970 by [[C. Northcote Parkinson]] which gives various scholarly "corrections" to the stories told by Hornblower's creator.<ref name="TrueStory"/>
* In [[Dudley Pope]]'s 1965 novel ''[[Ramage (novel)|Ramage]]'', Hornblower is mentioned in passing as a former shipmate of the title character, Lord Ramage, when both were midshipmen.
* [[Sten Nadolny]]'s 1983 novel ''[[The Discovery of Slowness]]'' contains allusions to the Hornblower cycle. For instance, the ''Lydia'' is written among other vessels in a sailor's bar in Plymouth. Lieutenant Gerard who appears in ''The Happy Return'' and ''A Ship of the Line'' is mentioned several times.
* In [[Dewey Lambdin]]'s ''King, Ship, and Sword'', the main character [[Alan Lewrie]] (another fictional British captain of the era) makes a visit to the Admiralty and takes particular note of a tall, thin lieutenant in a threadbare uniform with a melancholy expression. While the lieutenant's name is never mentioned, he displays several of Hornblower's best-known characteristics, and the state of a penniless lieutenant fits with the events at the end of ''Lieutenant Hornblower'' (this scene takes place during the [[Peace of Amiens]]).