How long does it take to read The Hornblower Companion?
The Hornblower Companion by C. S. Forester takes about 2 hours 41 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 41 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1964. 146 pages, about 40,150 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 28 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The sub-title of this work says it all: "An Atlas and Personal Commentary on the Writing of the Hornblower Sagas by C. S. Forester, with Illustrations and Maps by Samuel Bryant". In eighteen chapters this slim volume summarizes the travels and adventures of Hornblower at key locations described in the several novels chronically Hornblower's life from his entering into the King's service as a midshipman through his posting as "Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies." Approximately one-half of this book is devoted to the author's thoughts in writing about Hornblower and the other characters that fill the pages of the series. Equal in value to understanding the Hornblower sagas are the excellent maps and illustrations liberally scattered throughout, maps and illustrations that allow the reader to live vicariously next to Hornblower as he moves through history.
Subjects: Authorship, Characters, English Historical fiction, English Sea stories, English War stories, Historical fiction
