Character · The Royal Navy · 11 books
Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower is a naval officer who rises from midshipman to admiral, brilliant, brave and full of self-doubt.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Happy Return (1937)
- Latest appearance
- Hornblower and the Crisis (1967)
- Books
- 11 (11 as lead)
- Series
- Hornblower
- Author
- C. S. Forester
- Circle
- The Royal Navy
Where to meet Horatio Hornblower
Horatio Hornblower first appears in The Happy Return (1937), as the lead, book 1 of the Hornblower series.
Every book with Horatio Hornblower
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1937LThe Happy Returnlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1938LA Ship of the Linelead · HornblowerBuy
- 1938LFlying Colourslead · HornblowerBuy
- 1945LThe Commodorelead · HornblowerBuy
- 1946LLord Hornblowerlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1950LMr Midshipman Hornblowerlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1952LLieutenant Hornblowerlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1953LHornblower and the Atroposlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1958LHornblower in the West Indieslead · HornblowerBuy
- 1962LHornblower and the Hotspurlead · HornblowerBuy
- 1967LHornblower and the Crisislead · HornblowerBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| William BushHornblower's loyal first lieutenant | 7 |
| Lady Barbara WellesleyHornblower's great love | 6 |
| Maria MasonHornblower's first wife | 5 |
| BrownHornblower's coxswain | 3 |