My not-so-secret goal is to get everyone I know, and even a few strangers, to read the O'Brian books. Whenever I ask people if they've seen the movie, I always followup by exhorting them to read the books.

Let me know once you finish re-reading HMS Surprise! My copy of the Marturius Command is just begging and pleading to be read - and I'm already halfway done with the Hornblower series!