How long does it take to read Commodore Hornblower?
Commodore Hornblower by C. S. Forester takes about 5 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 9 of Horatio Hornblower
Previous: Hornblower and the Hotspur Next: Hornblower and the Crisis
About 5 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1945. 318 pages, about 87,450 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 43 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Horatio Hornblower returns to sea with the rank of Commodore in command of a small squadron during the Napoleonic wars. The fate of Europe hangs on the outcome of his mission.
Subjects: Histoire, Officers, Fiction, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Great Britain, Naval History
