First Publication of Hornblower

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Title Pub. Date Publisher/Magazine Vol. No. Page Nos. The Happy Return 4 Feb 1937 Michael Joseph 287 Beat to Quarters 6 Apr 1937 Little Brown 324 Beat to Quarters [1 of 6] 17 Sep 1938 Argosy (US) 285 5 4–25 Beat to Quarters [2 of 6] 24 Sep 1938 Argosy (US) 285 6 43–62 Beat to Quarters [3 of 6] 1 Oct 1938 Argosy (US) 286 1 77–96 Beat to Quarters [4 of 6] 8 Oct 1938 Argosy (US) 286 2 76–92 Beat to Quarters [5 of 6] 15 Oct 1938 Argosy (US) 286 3 94–117 Beat to Quarters [6 of 6] 22 Oct 1938 Argosy (US) 286 4 96–117 The Lydia and the Natividad May 1949 Argosy (UK) 10 5 75–93 Ship of the Line [1 of 6] 26 Feb 1938 Argosy (US) 279 6 6–34 Ship of the Line [2 of 6] 5 Mar 1938 Argosy (US) 280 1 50–71 Ship of the Line [3 of 6] 12 Mar 1938 Argosy (US) 280 2 21–46 Ship of the Line [4 of 6] 19 Mar 1938 Argosy (US) 280 3 72–94 Ship of the Line [5 of 6] 26 Mar 1938 Argosy (US) 280 4 108–127 Ship of the Line [6 of 6] 2 Apr 1938 Argosy (US) 280 5 100–126 Ship of the Line 18 Mar 1938 Little Brown 323 A Ship of the Line 4 Apr 1938 Michael Joseph 304 Flying Colours with A Ship of the Line 31 Oct 1938 Michael Joseph 588 Flying Colours 1 Nov 1938 Michael Joseph 284 Flying Colours [1 of 6] 3 Dec 1938 Argosy (US) 286 4 28–49 Flying Colours [2 of 6] 10 Dec 1938 Argosy (US) 286 5 68–85 Flying Colours [3 of 6] 17 Dec 1938 Argosy (US) 286 6 60–78 Flying Colours [4 of 6] 24 Dec 1938 Argosy (US) 287 1 79–99 Flying Colours [5 of 6] 31 Dec 1938 Argosy (US) 287 2 71–92 Flying Colours [6 of 6] 7 Jan 1939 Argosy (US) 287 3 112–126 Flying Colours 3 Jan 1939 Little Brown 294 Hornblower and His Majesty 23 Mar 1940 Collier’s 105 12 9–10, 42–43 Hornblower and His Majesty Mar 1941 Argosy (UK) 2 14 3–16 Hornblower and His Majesty 4 Jul 1976 In “Hornblower One More Time” 25–40 The Hand of Destiny 23 Nov 1940 Collier’s 106 21 23–24, 58–60 Hornblower and the Hand of Destiny Apr 1941 Argosy (UK) 2 15 37–48 The Hand of Destiny 4 Jul 1976 In “Hornblower One More Time” 1–12 The Bad Samaritan 18 Jan 1941 Argosy (US) 305 1 28–30, 50 Hornblower’s Charitable Offering May 1941 Argosy (UK) 2 16 29–38 Hornblower’s Charitable Offering 4 Jul 1976 In “Hornblower One More Time” 13–24

© 2015 [email protected], CSF Society 1 http://csforester.eu Title Pub. Date Publisher/Magazine Vol. No. Page Nos. The Commodore 12 Mar 1945 Michael Joseph 271 Commodore Hornblower [1 of 8] 24 Mar 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 39 9–11, 73–80 Commodore Hornblower [2 of 8] 31 Mar 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 40 28–29, 35–42 Commodore Hornblower [3 of 8] 7 Apr 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 41 28–29, 48–62 Commodore Hornblower [4 of 8] 14 Apr 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 42 32, 69–86 Commodore Hornblower [5 of 8] 21 Apr 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 43 32, 94–102 Commodore Hornblower [6 of 8] 28 Apr 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 44 32, 94–104 Commodore Hornblower [7 of 8] 5 May 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 45 32, 73–87 Commodore Hornblower [8 of 8] 12 May 1945 The Saturday Evening Post 217 46 32, 98–108 Commodore Hornblower 21 May 1945 Little Brown 384 Lord Hornblower [1 of 8] 18 May 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 46 9–11, 104–116 Lord Hornblower [2 of 8] 25 May 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 47 36–37, 89–97 Lord Hornblower [3 of 8] 1 Jun 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 48 34, 122–132 Lord Hornblower [4 of 8] 8 Jun 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 49 34, 138–148 Lord Hornblower [5 of 8] 15 Jun 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 50 34, 126–136 Lord Hornblower [6 of 8] 22 Jun 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 51 34, 100–111 Lord Hornblower [7 of 8] 29 Jun 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 52 32, 73–83 Lord Hornblower [8 of 8] 6 Jul 1946 The Saturday Evening Post 218 53 32, 95–104 Lord Hornblower 11 Jun 1946 Michael Joseph 224 Lord Hornblower 24 Sep 1946 Little Brown 318 Hornblower’s Duel [The Even Chance] 6 Mar 1948 The Saturday Evening Post 220 36 18–19, 69–88 Hornblower and the Bursting Ship [The Cargo of Rice] 17 Apr 1948 The Saturday Evening Post 220 42 24–25, 96–104 Hornblower and the Penalty of Failure 29 May 1948 The Saturday Evening Post 220 48 18–19, 97–104 Hornblower and the Man Who Felt Queer 10 Jul 1948 The Saturday Evening Post 221 2 26–27, 102–107 Hornblower and the Trap [The Frogs and the Lobsters] 5 Mar 1949 The Saturday Evening Post 221 36 22–23, 47–64 Hornblower to the Attack! [The Spanish Galleys] 7 May 1949 The Saturday Evening Post 221 45 40–41, 59–70 Advance Mr. Hornblower [The Examination for Lieutenant] 2 Jul 1949 The Saturday Evening Post 222 1 24–25, 94–100 Hornblower and the Black Death [Noah’s Ark] 4 Mar 1950 The Saturday Evening Post 222 36 26–27, 73–76 The Capture of Hornblower [The Duchess and the Devil] 11 Mar 1950 The Saturday Evening Post 222 53 24–25, 48–70 Hornblower and the Even Chance Aug 1948 Argosy (UK) 9 8 99–127 Hornblower and the Cargo of Rice Sep 1948 Argosy (UK) 9 9 101–127 Hornblower and the French Privateer [The Penalty of Failure] Oct 1948 Argosy (UK) 9 10 87–101 Hornblower Takes Command [The Man Who Felt Queer] Nov 1948 Argosy (UK) 9 11 107–127 Hornblower, The Frogs and the Lobsters Jun 1949 Argosy (UK) 10 6 111–143 Hornblower and the Spanish Galleys Jul 1949 Argosy (UK) 10 7 115–143 Advance Mr. Hornblower [The Examination For Lieutenant] Oct 1949 Argosy (UK) 10 10 63–76 Hornblower and Noah’s Ark Apr 1950 Argosy (UK) 11 4 105–119 Hornblower, The Duchess and the Devil [1 of 2] May 1950 Argosy (UK) 11 5 137–156 Hornblower, The Duchess and the Devil [2 of 2] Jun 1950 Argosy (UK) 11 6 139–159 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 13 Mar 1950 Little Brown 310 Mr Midshipman Hornblower 22 May 1950 Michael Joseph 277 Hornblower’s Temptation 9 Dec 1950 The Saturday Evening Post 223 24 22–23, 171–176 Hornblower and the Big Decision Apr 1951 Argosy (UK) 12 4 105–120 Hornblower and the Widow McCool 4 Jun 1967 In “Hornblower and the Crisis” 131–157 Hornblower and the Widow McCool 8 Nov 1967 In “Hornblower During the Crisis” 127–156

© 2015 [email protected], CSF Society 2 http://csforester.eu Title Pub. Date Publisher/Magazine Vol. No. Page Nos. Hornblower of the Indies [1 of 8] 15 Sep 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 11 19–21, 178–186 Hornblower of the Indies [2 of 8] 22 Sep 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 12 40–41, 159–166 Hornblower of the Indies [3 of 8] 29 Sep 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 13 40–53 Hornblower of the Indies [4 of 8] 6 Oct 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 14 46, 90–100 Hornblower of the Indies [5 of 8] 13 Oct 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 15 50–72 Hornblower of the Indies [6 of 8] 20 Oct 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 16 51, 61–76 Hornblower of the Indies [7 of 8] 27 Oct 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 17 43, 92–100 Hornblower of the Indies [8 of 8] 3 Nov 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 18 47, 150–159 High Stakes Mr Hornblower 17 Nov 1951 The Saturday Evening Post 224 20 32–33, 90–112 Lieutenant Hornblower [1 of 8] 6 Oct 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2362 7–10, 24–30 Lieutenant Hornblower [2 of 8] 13 Oct 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2363 7–9, 24–32 Lieutenant Hornblower [3 of 8] 20 Oct 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2364 20–22, 28–35 Lieutenant Hornblower [4 of 8] 27 Oct 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2365 16, 30–37 Lieutenant Hornblower [5 of 8] 3 Nov 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2366 16, 27–34 Lieutenant Hornblower [6 of 8] 10 Nov 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2367 22–24, 34–37 Lieutenant Hornblower [7 of 8] 17 Nov 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2368 22–24, 37–40 Lieutenant Hornblower [8 of 8] 24 Nov 1951 John Bull Weekly 90 2369 14, 28–35 Hornblower the Gambler [1 of 2] 5 Jan 1952 John Bull Weekly 91 2375 7–9, 22–25 Hornblower the Gambler [2 of 2] 12 Jan 1952 John Bull Weekly 91 2376 14, 25–28 Lieutenant Hornblower 11 Feb 1952 Michael Joseph 304 Lieutenant Hornblower 27 Mar 1952 Little Brown 306 Young Captain Hornblower [1 of 8] 25 Jul 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 4 17–19, 53–58 Young Captain Hornblower [2 of 8] 1 Aug 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 5 34–35, 60–64 Young Captain Hornblower [3 of 8] 8 Aug 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 6 41, 102–107 Young Captain Hornblower [4 of 8] 15 Aug 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 7 41, 66–72 Young Captain Hornblower [5 of 8] 22 Aug 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 8 41, 77–84 Young Captain Hornblower [6 of 8] 29 Aug 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 9 41, 88–94 Young Captain Hornblower [7 of 8] 5 Sep 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 10 41, 74–80 Young Captain Hornblower [8 of 8] 12 Sep 1953 The Saturday Evening Post 226 11 49, 110–121 Hornblower and the Atropos 10 Sep 1953 Little Brown 325 Hornblower and the Nelson Touch 3 Oct 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2466 21–28 Hornblower of the Atropos [1 of 8] 10 Oct 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2467 7–10, 40–43 Hornblower of the Atropos [2 of 8] 17 Oct 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2468 24–28, 36–46 Hornblower of the Atropos [3 of 8] 24 Oct 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2469 23–25, 38–47 Hornblower of the Atropos [4 of 8] 31 Oct 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2470 24–26, 38–45 Hornblower of the Atropos [5 of 8] 7 Nov 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2471 18–20, 40–47 Hornblower of the Atropos [6 of 8] 14 Nov 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2472 29–33 Hornblower of the Atropos [7 of 8] 21 Nov 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2473 14–16, 36–39 Hornblower of the Atropos [8 of 8] 28 Nov 1953 John Bull Weekly 94 2474 18, 37–42 Hornblower and the Atropos 9 Nov 1953 Michael Joseph 302

© 2015 [email protected], CSF Society 3 http://csforester.eu Title Pub. Date Publisher/Magazine Vol. No. Page Nos. Admiral Hornblower [1 of 3] 11 May 1957 The Saturday Evening Post 229 45 25–27, 89–95 Admiral Hornblower [2 of 3] 18 May 1957 The Saturday Evening Post 229 46 42–43, 52–60 Admiral Hornblower [3 of 3] 25 May 1957 The Saturday Evening Post 229 47 48–49, 66–72 Hornblower and the Star of the South [1 of 2] 19 Oct 1957 The Saturday Evening Post 230 16 28–29, 103–111 Hornblower and the Star of the South [2 of 2] 26 Oct 1957 The Saturday Evening Post 230 17 38–39, 74–82 Hornblower and the Pirate Plot [1 of 2] 22 Feb 1958 The Saturday Evening Post 230 34 22–23, 94–98 Hornblower and the Pirate Plot [2 of 2] 1 Mar 1958 The Saturday Evening Post 230 35 38–39, 52–57 Hornblower’s Hurricane [1 of 3] 12 Apr 1958 The Saturday Evening Post 230 41 22–23, 83–88 Hornblower’s Hurricane [2 of 3] 19 Apr 1958 The Saturday Evening Post 230 42 42–43, 83–88 Hornblower’s Hurricane [3 of 3] 26 Apr 1958 The Saturday Evening Post 230 43 49, 91–96 Hornblower and St Elizabeth of Hungary [1 of 3] 25 May 1957 John Bull Weekly 101 2656 7–9, 24–28 Hornblower and St Elizabeth of Hungary [2 of 3] 1 Jun 1957 John Bull Weekly 102 2657 16–17, 35–38 Hornblower and St Elizabeth of Hungary [3 of 3] 8 Jun 1957 John Bull Weekly 102 2658 20–22, 29–31 Hornblower and the Guns of Carabobo 28 Sep 1957 John Bull Weekly 102 2674 29–36 Hornblower and the Spanish Slaver [1 of 3] 25 Jan 1958 John Bull Weekly 103 2691 7–9, 33–34 Hornblower and the Spanish Slaver [2 of 3] 1 Feb 1958 John Bull Weekly 103 2692 12–13, 22–25 Hornblower and the Spanish Slaver [3 of 3] 8 Feb 1958 John Bull Weekly 103 2693 18–20, 27–29 Hornblower and the Pirates [1 of 3] 14 Jun 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2711 6–11 Hornblower and the Pirates [2 of 3] 21 Jun 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2712 23–27 Hornblower and the Pirates [3 of 3] 28 Jun 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2713 25–28 Hornblower’s Hurricane [1 of 3] 30 Aug 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2722 5–9 Hornblower’s Hurricane [2 of 3] 6 Sep 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2723 20–24 Hornblower’s Hurricane [3 of 3] 13 Sep 1958 John Bull Weekly 104 2724 31–34 Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies 28 Aug 1958 Little Brown 329 Hornblower in the West Indies 29 Sep 1958 Michael Joseph 283 Hornblower and the Hotspur [1 of 7] 24 Feb 1962 Today 5 105 16–20 Hornblower and the Hotspur [2 of 7] 3 Mar 1962 Today 5 106 20–24 Hornblower and the Hotspur [3 of 7] 10 Mar 1962 Today 5 107 20–24 Hornblower and the Hotspur [4 of 7] 17 Mar 1962 Today 5 108 20–24 Hornblower and the Hotspur [5 of 7] 24 Mar 1962 Today 5 109 20–24 Hornblower and the Hotspur [6 of 7] 31 Mar 1962 Today 5 110 12–15 Hornblower and the Hotspur [7 of 7] 7 Apr 1962 Today 5 111 12–15 Hornblower and the Hotspur 27 Jul 1962 Michael Joseph 287 Hornblower and the Hotspur 1 Aug 1962 Little Brown 344 Hornblower and the Hotspur Oct 1962 Argosy (US) 355 4 27–29, 99–114 The Hornblower Companion 4 Dec 1964 Michael Joseph 140 The Hornblower Companion 6 Dec 1964 Little Brown 149 The Last Encounter Apr 1967 Argosy (US) 364 4 31–34, 94–95 The Last Encounter 4 Jun 1967 In “Hornblower and the Crisis” 159–174 The Last Encounter 8 Nov 1967 In “Hornblower During the Crisis” 157–174 Hornblower and the Crisis 4 Jun 1967 Michael Joseph 175 Hornblower During the Crisis [1 of 2] 16 Jul 1966 The Saturday Evening Post 239 15 50–63 Hornblower During the Crisis [2 of 2] 30 Jul 1966 The Saturday Evening Post 239 16 40–57 Hornblower During the Crisis 8 Nov 1967 Little Brown 174 Hornblower One More Time 4 Jul 1976 Non Profit Press 71

© 2015 [email protected], CSF Society 4 http://csforester.eu 1 Notes on Dates of Publication 4 Publishers Almost all the novels have dates based on newspaper announcements so • Argosy (UK), Amalgamated Press, London. Monthly: on sale from these should be correct to the day. Two or three from the 1960s are based the 7th of the preceding month in 1941 and on the 10th in 1948– on the dates of newspaper reviews only so these might be a few days later 1951. than official publication. For the magazines the dates given are as noted in each issue. For weeklies these are the date the issue was to be removed • Argosy (US), Popular Publications, New York. Weekly: on sale from from the shelves, i.e., they were available some days earlier than stated. For the Tuesday (Wednesday in 1941) preceding the Saturday cover date. monthlies I’ve given only the month noted in the issue but they will have By the 1960s it was monthly: on sale from the 18th of the preceding been available for most of the preceding month. See the list of publishers month. below for details. The exact date for “The Hornblower Companion” isun- • Collier’s, Crowell-Collier Publishing, Springfield Ohio. Weekly: on certain: I’ve given the dates of the earliest newspaper advertisements which sale during the week preceding the Saturday cover date. indicate it was released for Christmas. “Hornblower One More Time” is dated by virtue of the fact that it was released for the two-hundredth an- • John Bull Weekly, Odhams Press, London. Weekly: on sale from the niversary of Hornblower’s birth. Wednesday preceding the Saturday cover date. • Little Brown, Boston. 2 Notes on the Arrangement of Titles • Michael Joseph, London. Each Hornblower text is shown appearing in up to four publications: US Book, US Magazine, UK Book and UK Magazine. All publications of the • Non-Profit Press, Tacoma, Washington. same text are grouped on the same page inside double borders. Texts are • The Saturday Evening Post, Curtis Publishing, Philadelphia. Weekly: sorted by the date of first publication. Within the double borders any seri- on sale during the week preceding the Saturday cover date. By the alisations are grouped together and publications are sorted by their dates of 1960s it was fortnightly. publication. Book titles are shown in bold. • Today, Odhams Press, London. Weekly: on sale from the Tuesday preceding the Saturday cover date. 3 Sources • “Bibliographic Resources,” William G. Contento http://www.philsp.com/homeville/. • The New York Times, New York, issues of dates given. • The Guardian, Manchester, issues of dates given. • The Observer, London, issues of dates given. • Abe Books Listings. • eBay Listings.