Mr. Midshipman Hornblower [SEP] series
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (published 1950) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. Although it may be considered as the first episode in the Hornblower saga, it was written as a prequel; the first Hornblower novel, "The Happy Return" ("Beat to Quarters" in the U.S.), was published in 1937.
Plot introduction.
Horatio Hornblower commences his career in the Royal Navy as an inexperienced midshipman in January 1794. Through a series of challenges and adventures both in
(1963) starring David Buck in the title role was based on "Lord Hornblower"
- The ITV and A&E television series "Hornblower" (1998–2003) starred Ioan Gruffudd as Hornblower, and included stories from "Mr. Midshipman Hornblower", "Lieutenant Hornblower", and "Hornblower and the Hotspur".
In other media Radio adaptations.
- Michael Redgrave played Hornblower in a radio series of the same name between 1952 and 1953, later rebroadcast over Mutual in the United States syndicated via Towers of London.