Horatio Hornblower is a franchise that started with the Horatio Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester. The first three novels were adapted into Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. in 1951, and the Horatio Hornblower series of Made For TV Movies.
Some tropes that appear in all three works:
- Abandon Ship
- Dressing as the Enemy
- Oh, Crap!
- Plucky Middie
- Running Gag
- Reverse Arm-Fold
- Wooden Ships and Iron Men
