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Move aside Byron, this is the greatest hero of the Romantic age

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (53+ words) The Times Move aside Byron, this is the greatest hero of the Romantic age Thomas Cochrane — naval hero and revolutionary — was the inspiration for Horatio Hornblower. Peter Moore’s gripping and stylish biography is a fitting monument for an epic, adventurous…...