According to Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Horatio Hornblower was born in 1776.
Period Covered - Book - Date of Publication
1793-1798 - Mr. Midshipman Hornblower - 1950
1799 - “Hornblower’s Temptation”*
1800-1803 - Lieutenant Hornblower - 1952
1803-1805 - Hornblower and the Hotspur - 1962
1805 - Hornblower During the Crisis - 1967
1805-1808 - Hornblower and the Atropos - 1953
1808 - Beat to Quarters (The Happy Return) - 1937
1810 - Ship of the Line - 1938
1810-1811 - Flying Colours - 1938
1812 - Commodore Hornblower - 1945
1813-1814 - Lord Hornblower - 1946
1821-1823 - Admiral Hornblower in the
1848 - “The Last Encounter”*
*“Hornblower's Temptation” and “The Last Encounter” are included in Hornblower During the Crisis.
C. S. Forester published three other Hornblower stories:
-“Hornblower and His Majesty” – set in 1812, published in 1940
-“The Hand of Destiny” – set in 1796, published in 1940
-“Hornblower’s Charitable Offering” – set in 1810, published in 1941
