Character · The Royal Navy · 6 books
Lady Barbara Wellesley
Lady Barbara Wellesley is the sister of the Duke of Wellington and Hornblower’s great love.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- The Happy Return (1937)
- Latest appearance
- Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
- Books
- 6 (4 major, 2 minor)
- Series
- Hornblower
- Author
- C. S. Forester
- Circle
- The Royal Navy
Where to meet Lady Barbara Wellesley
Lady Barbara Wellesley first appears in The Happy Return (1937), in a major role, book 1 of the Hornblower series.
Every book with Lady Barbara Wellesley
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1937MThe Happy Returnmajor role · HornblowerBuy
- 1938·A Ship of the Lineminor role · HornblowerBuy
- 1938·Flying Coloursminor role · HornblowerBuy
- 1945MThe Commodoremajor role · HornblowerBuy
- 1946MLord Hornblowermajor role · HornblowerBuy
- 1958MHornblower in the West Indiesmajor role · HornblowerBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Horatio HornblowerNaval officer who rises to admiral | 6 |
| William BushHornblower's loyal first lieutenant | 5 |
| BrownHornblower's coxswain | 3 |
| Maria MasonHornblower's first wife | 2 |