Horatio Hornblower Series
Horatio Hornblower is a fictional Napoleonic Wars era Royal Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester. The series began with the 1937 novel The Happy Return.
The chronological order of the action of the novels is as follows:
- Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1794-1798)
- Lieutenant Hornblower (1800-1803)
- Hornblower and the Hotspur (1803-1805)
- Hornblower During the Crisis (1805)
- Hornblower and the Atropos (1805-1808)
- Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) (1808)
- Ship of the Line (1810)
- Flying Colours (1810-1811)
- Commodore Hornblower (1812)
- Lord Hornblower (1813-1814)
- Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (1821-1823)
Books in the Horatio Hornblower series:
Beat to Quarters (1937)
Captain Horatio Hornblower of the Lydia defeats the Spanish Natividad -- twice.
The Happy Return (1937)
Captain Horatio Hornblower in the Lydia defeats the much larger Spanish Natividad, only to have to fight her again.
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A Ship of the Line (1938)
Given command of the two-decker HMS Sutherland, Hornblower harries the Spanish and French coasts.
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Ship of the Line (1938)
Given command of the two-decker HMS Sutherland, Hornblower harries the Spanish and French coasts.
Captain Horatio Hornblower (3 volumes) (1939)
This uniform three volume set includes Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line and Flying Colours.
Captain Horatio Hornblower (omnibus) (1939)
This omnibus volume contains the first three adventures of Horatio Hornblower, R.N. Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line and Flying Colors.
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Captain Hornblower, R.N. (1939)
This omnibus includes the first three Hornblower adventures: Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return), Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours. Later editions variously included Hornblower and the Hotspur or Hornblower and the Atropos, in place of Flying Colours.
Flying Colours (1939)
While on his way under guard from Spain to Paris to be tried by Napoleon, Hornblower makes his escape and joins the resistance.
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Flying Colours (1939)
While on his way under guard from Spain to Paris to be tried by Napoleon, Hornblower makes his escape and joins the resistance.
Flying Colours including Ship of the Line (1939)
While on his way under guard from Spain to Paris to be tried by Napoleon, Hornblower makes his escape and joins the resistance. This special book club edition includes Ship of the Line as well.
The Commodore (1945)
Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower, R.N. leads a squadron of British naval vessels on a military and diplomatic mission in the Baltic Sea.
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Commodore Hornblower (1945)
Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower, R.N. leads a squadron of British naval vessels on a military and diplomatic mission in the Baltic Sea.
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Lord Hornblower (1946)
In the process of capturing HMS Flame, which has been taken over by mutineers, Hornblower takes the port of Le Havre.
Lord Hornblower (1946)
In the process of capturing HMS Flame, which has been taken over by mutineers, Hornblower takes the port of Le Havre.
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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950)
The future admiral begins his career in the Justinian and is seasick off Spithead.
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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950)
The future admiral begins his career in the Justinian and is seasick off Spithead.
Horatio Hornblower (1952)
In the first of these two novels Hornblower leads a fleet into the Baltic in support of the Russians while in the second he returns to France and is caught up in the fighting during the Hundred Days of Napoleon’s return.
Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
Hornblower ships as fifth lieutenant in HMS Renown with a mad captain on a mission to harry Spanish possession in the Caribbean. Was he pushed or did he fall?
Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
Hornblower ships as fifth lieutenant in HMS Renown with a mad captain on a mission to harry Spanish possession in the Caribbean. Was he pushed or did he fall?
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Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
Hornblower and the Atropos is a 1953 historical novel by C. S. Forester.
Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
Hornblower and the Atropos is a 1953 historical novel by C. S. Forester.
Horatio Hornblower is posted to HMS Atropos, the smallest vessel in the Royal Navy that merits command by a post-captain, as he salvages treasure from the Mediterranean Sea.
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners.
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Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners.
Young Hornblower (1960)
An omnibus containing Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Atropos.
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Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962)
Hornblower takes up his command as part of the Channel fleet.
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Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962)
Hornblower takes up his command as part of the Channel fleet.
Hornblower Goes to Sea (1963)
This omnibus edition of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and Lieutenant Hornblower has been edited for younger readers in this first volume of the Cadet Edition.
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The Indomitable Hornblower (1963)
This omnibus includes Commodore Hornblower (The Commodore), Lord Hornblower, and Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Hornblower in the West Indies).
Andrew Wyeth
The Hornblower Companion (1964)
The author comments on his fictional creation.
The Hornblower Companion (1964)
The author comments on his fictional creation.
Hornblower Goes to Sea (1965)
This omnibus edition of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower and Lieutenant Hornblower has been edited for younger readers in this first volume of the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower in Captivity (1965)
This omnibus edition of Ship of the Line and Flying Colours has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 3 in the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower in Captivity (1965)
This omnibus edition of Ship of the Line and Flying Colours has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 3 in the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower Takes Command (1965)
This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower Takes Command (1965)
This omnibus edition of Hornblower and the Atropos and Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) has been edited for younger readers and is Volume 2 of the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower’s Triumph (1965)
This omnibus edition of Commodore Hornblower (The Commodore) and Lord Hornblower is edited for younger readers and is Volume 4 of the Cadet Edition.
Hornblower’s Triumph (1965)
This omnibus edition of Commodore Hornblower (The Commodore) and Lord Hornblower is edited for younger readers and is Volume 4 of the Cadet Edition.
Admiral Hornblower (1966)
Omnibus edition of Flying Colours, The Commodore, Lord Hornblower and Hornblower in the West Indies.
Hornblower and the Crisis (1967)
An unfinished novel and two uncollected short stories about the intrepid Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N.
Hornblower During the Crisis (1967)
An unfinished novel and two uncollected short stories about the intrepid Captain Horatio Hornblower, R.N.
The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower (1970)
This biography of the Admiral fills in gaps in the saga.
C. S. Forester’s Hornblower One More Time (1978)
Three uncollected Hornblower short stories and two essays by C. S. Forester. Fifty copies were accompanied by a pamphlet called ‘Hornblower’s Birthplace.’
