Horatio Hornblower

Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, originally the protagonist of a series of novels by C. S. Forester, and later the subject of films and television programs.

The Hornblower novels

The novels, in the order they were written:

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• The Happy Return (1937, called Beat to Quarters in the US)
• A Ship of the Line (1938, called simply Ship of the Line in the US)
• Flying Colours (1938, spelled Flying Colors in the US)
• The Commodore (1945, called Commodore Hornblower in the US)
• Lord Hornblower (1946)
• Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950, collected short stories)
• Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
• Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
• Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
• Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962)
• Hornblower and the Crisis (1967, unfinished novel + short stories)

 In chronological order:

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• Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (collected short stories)
• "'Lieutenant Hornblower
• Hornblower and the Hotspur
• Hornblower and the Crisis (unfinished novel + short stories)
• Hornblower and the Atropos
• The Happy Return (called Beat to Quarters in the US)
• A Ship of the Line (called simply Ship of the Line in the US)
• Flying Colours (spelled Flying Colors in the US)
• The Commodore (called Commodore Hornblower in the US)
• Lord Hornblower
• Hornblower in the West Indies

 

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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Hotspur were compiled in one book, Hornblower's Early Years, or The Young Hornblower. There are also simplified "cadet" collections of the Hornblower books for children.

Related Topics:
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower - Lieutenant Hornblower - Hornblower and the Hotspur

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The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours were also compiled into one book, called Captain Horatio Hornblower.

Related Topics:
The Happy Return - A Ship of the Line - Flying Colours

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