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C.S. Forester Books in Order
Every C.S. Forester book in publication order — 64 in total, spanning 1924–2020.
Publication Order of Horatio Hornblower Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ship of the Line | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Flying Colours | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Commodore/Commodore Hornblower | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Lord Hornblower | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Lieutenant Hornblower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Hornblower and the Atropos | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hornblower and the Hotspur | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Hornblower During the Crisis | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Ship of the Line | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Flying Colours | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Commodore/Commodore Hornblower | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Lord Hornblower | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Lieutenant Hornblower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Hornblower and the Atropos | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hornblower and the Hotspur | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Hornblower During the Crisis | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
Chronological Order of Horatio Hornblower Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain Hornblower R.N. | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Horatio Hornblower Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hornblower Companion | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Horatio Hornblower Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Paid Piper | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Pawn Among Kings | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Payment Deferred | 1926 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Wonderful Week | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Love Lies Dreaming | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Shadow of the Hawk/The Daughter of the Hawk | 1928 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Brown On Resolution | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Plain Murder | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Two-and-twenty | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Rifleman Dodd | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Death to the French | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Gun | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The Peacemaker | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | The African Queen | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | The Pursued | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Marionettes at home | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | The General | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Earthly Paradise | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Captain from Connecticut | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The Ship | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Sky and the Forest | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Randall and the River Of Time | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Good Shepherd/Greyhound | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Barbary Pirates | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nightmare | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Man in the Yellow Raft | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Gold from Crete | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poo-Poo And The Dragons | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Children's Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U 97 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Plays
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoleon and His Court | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Josephine, Napoleon's Empress | 1925 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Louis XIV: King of France and Navarre | 1928 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Lord Nelson | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The voyage of the Annie Marble | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Adventures of John Wetherell | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Naval War of 1812 | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Age of Fighting Sail | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hunting the Bismarck | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Long before forty | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 64, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Paid Piper | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Pawn Among Kings | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Napoleon and His Court | 1924 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Josephine, Napoleon's Empress | 1925 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Payment Deferred | 1926 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Wonderful Week | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Love Lies Dreaming | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Victor Emmanuel II and the Union of Italy | 1927 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | The Shadow of the Hawk/The Daughter of the Hawk | 1928 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Louis XIV: King of France and Navarre | 1928 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Brown On Resolution | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Lord Nelson | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | The voyage of the Annie Marble | 1929 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Plain Murder | 1930 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Two-and-twenty | 1931 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Rifleman Dodd | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Death to the French | 1932 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Gun | 1933 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | The Peacemaker | 1934 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | The African Queen | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | The Pursued | 1935 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Marionettes at home | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The General | 1936 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | The Happy Return/Beat to Quarters | 1937 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Ship of the Line | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Flying Colours | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Ship of the Line | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Flying Colours | 1938 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Earthly Paradise | 1940 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Captain from Connecticut | 1941 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Ship | 1943 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | The Commodore/Commodore Hornblower | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Commodore/Commodore Hornblower | 1945 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Lord Hornblower | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Lord Hornblower | 1946 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | The Sky and the Forest | 1948 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Randall and the River Of Time | 1950 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Lieutenant Hornblower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Lieutenant Hornblower | 1952 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Hornblower and the Atropos | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Hornblower and the Atropos | 1953 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | The Nightmare | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | The Adventures of John Wetherell | 1954 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | The Good Shepherd/Greyhound | 1955 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | The Barbary Pirates | 1956 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | The Naval War of 1812 | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | The Age of Fighting Sail | 1957 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Hunting the Bismarck | 1958 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Hornblower and the Hotspur | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Hornblower and the Hotspur | 1962 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | The Hornblower Companion | 1964 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Captain Hornblower R.N. | 1965 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | Hornblower During the Crisis | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Hornblower During the Crisis | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Long before forty | 1967 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Poo-Poo And The Dragons | 1968 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Man in the Yellow Raft | 1969 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Gold from Crete | 1970 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | U 97 | 2020 | Amazon US UK |
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