Less obviously, Forester draws parallels between the early 19th century and his own time in one or two of the other Hornblower novels.

Saumerez appears as a minor character in C. S. Forester's Hornblower novel 'The Happy Return' as a rear-admiral.

The first was in the first chapter of The Happy Return, which was the first Hornblower novel written.

The Hornblower novels were all serialised in US periodicals and most also in UK periodicals.

In one of the novels, the character is described reading a Hornblower novel.

Little of the private life of William Bush is revealed in the Hornblower novels.

Author C.S. Forester makes reference to the incident in Flying Colours, one of his series of Hornblower novels:

Like some other Hornblower novels, Forester wrote it in the form of several novellas that can be read independently.

Or at least the Hornblower novels said they did.

STEVE: Oh, and it's been called - it's been reminiscent of the Hornblower novels.