Flying Colours
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Flying Colours is a historical naval adventure novel in C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower series, following the British captain’s capture, imprisonment, and daring escape during the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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naval adventure novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Britain vs. Napoleonic France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brown
NERFINISHED
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William Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | A Ship of the Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCharacter |
Brown
NERFINISHED
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Horatio Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | Horatio Hornblower universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Age of Sail naval warfare
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ escapes from captivity ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| literaryChronologyNote | set earlier than some previously published Hornblower stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literarySeriesPosition | third published Hornblower novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Horatio Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
capture of Horatio Hornblower by the French
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escape from French custody ⓘ imprisonment in France ⓘ journey through France while escaping ⓘ return to England ⓘ |
| precedes | The Commodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | British ⓘ |
| protagonistRank | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| series | Horatio Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
duty and honor in wartime
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ingenuity in adversity ⓘ loyalty and friendship ⓘ |
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