On Sun, 16 Nov 2003, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > Talpianna at aol.com writes: > > > My housemates went to see it yesterday and liked it very much. I > > haven't tried the books, having spent most of my youth reading the > > complete Hornblower saga; I feel I've been there, done that, and > > gotten the sailcloth tee shirt. I would be interested to hear > > comparisons from anyone who has read both series. > > O'Brian is much better written [...] I think the first two chapters of Post Captain are the best Jane Austen since Jane Austen.