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Horatio Hornblower books in order

C. S. Forester

Horatio Hornblower is a series of 12 books by C. S. Forester: 1,992 pages in the 7 with a known length, about 37 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

12
books
1,992
pages in 7 of them
37 hours
to read those 7
74 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Happy Return 1937 length not known
A Ship of the Line 1938 5.9 h
Flying Colours 1938 length not known
The Commodore 1945 5.0 h
Lord Hornblower 1946 length not known
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 1950 4.7 h 2 Lieutenant Hornblower 1952 5.6 h
Hornblower and the Atropos 1953 length not known
Hornblower in the West Indies 1957 length not known
3 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1962 6.3 h 9 Commodore Hornblower 1945 5.8 h Hornblower and the Crisis 1967 3.2 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Happy Return 1937 length not known

  2. A Ship of the Line 1938 5.9 h

    Captain Hornblower and HMS Sutherland join forces blockading the Spanish coast in the Napoleonic conflict.

  3. Flying Colours 1938 length not known

  4. The Commodore 1945 5.0 h

  5. Lord Hornblower 1946 length not known

  6. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 1950 4.7 h

    1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command...

  7. 2

    Lieutenant Hornblower 1952 5.6 h

    Hornblower Saga

  8. Hornblower and the Atropos 1953 length not known

  9. Hornblower in the West Indies 1957 length not known

  10. 3

    Hornblower and the Hotspur 1962 6.3 h

    April 1803.

  11. 9

    Commodore Hornblower 1945 5.8 h

    Horatio Hornblower returns to sea with the rank of Commodore in command of a small squadron during the Napoleonic wars.

  12. Hornblower and the Crisis 1967 3.2 h

    The final Horatio Hornblower story tells of Napoleon's plans to invade England ... Set in 1805, Hornblower and the Crisis finds Horatio Hornblower in possession of confidential…

How much is left

After The Happy Return about 37 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After A Ship of the Line about 31 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After Flying Colours about 31 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Commodore about 26 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Lord Hornblower about 26 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Mr. Midshipman Hornblower about 21 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After book 2, Lieutenant Hornblower about 15 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Hornblower and the Atropos about 15 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Hornblower in the West Indies about 15 hours left
After book 3, Hornblower and the Hotspur about 9 hours left
After book 9, Commodore Hornblower about 3 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 36 hours 31 minutes

7 of 12 books, 1,992 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

74 days (about 11 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.