Maria Mason

From Hornblower

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Maria Ellen Mason was Horatio Hornblower's first wife. Short and frumpy, Hornblower married her out of pity instead of love. Unlike Hornblower, Maria was infitinely devoted to her spouse. Two of her children, Horatio and Maria, died of smallpox. Maria died giving birth to her third child, Richard.

[edit] Appearances

• Lieutenant Hornblower (First appearance)
• Hornblower and the Hotspur
• Hornblower and the Atropos
• Hornblower and the Atropos
• The Happy Return
• A Ship of the Line
• Flying Colours (Mentioned only)
• The Commodore (Mentioned only)
• Lord Hornblower (Mentioned only)
• Hornblower in the West Indies (Mentioned only)