Flying Colours | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

HMS Sutherland - A Dutch-build, English-captured 74-gun ship-of-the-line commanded by Hornblower prior to the opening of the novel.

Rosas - A town and port on the Eastern, Mediterranean coast of Spain.

Fire Ship - When Admiral Leighton attacks the crippled French squadron at Rosas, he uses a weapon known as this.

Château Graçay - This is the rococo castle of the home where Hornblower and his two men took refuge in France for several months.

Bush's Wooden Leg - During his stay at Château Graçay Bush learns how to walk using this--the image...
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