The first half of the twentieth century saw a huge number of weekly and monthly story magazines; “pulps” as they became known. They were a major part of popular culture until television killed them off in the sixties. Westerns, science fiction, romances, mysteries and adventure stories all appeared and authors who could spin a captivating yarn, keeping the readers buying issue after issue, were a valuable commodity. C.S. Forester was one of these authors, particularly with the success of The Happy Return (Beat to Quarters) after which Hornblower became saleable in serial form. Here’s the cover of the first of six instalments of Ship of the Line appearing less than a year after Hornblower’s debut in the US. Forester often had top billing on the front cover, especially for new stories.
Forester’s success allowed Hornblower to eventualy graduate to the more up-market “slick” publications. The Saturday Evening Post and John Bull (later relaunched as Today, the New John Bull, replete with girlie magazine covers and racy features) are fascinating reminders of the world of more than half a century ago. WWII and Cold War commentary, ads for tobacco, medicines, cars and the new products of the day are wonderful reminders of the social and family values of the times. I was often diverted from Hornblower and captivated by the surrounding material. In The Hornblower Companion (chapter 29) Forester himself notes how ground-breaking was the adultery of Commodore Hornblower appearing in the Post in 1945. When you look through the whole of those issues you gain a better understanding of why this was so.
So how did I come to discover the Hornblower pulps? Hornblower and the Crisis is published with Hornblower and the Widow McCool and The Last Encounter, and this revealed to me the existence of Hornblower short stories. Quickly I was led to Hornblower One More Time which collects the other three and which is available online at http://www.scaryfangirl.com/Once%20Again5thNetVer.pdf. The stories are attributed to their original pulps with a note that revealed that slightly different versions had been published in the UK. Now I was hooked and searched the Internet for details of Forester’s works in pulps. Fortunately most of the work had been done for me on William G. Contento’s web site at http://www.philsp.com/homeville/FMI/0start.htm. I could see not only where the five Hornblower short stories had been published but I also found details of the serialisations of the eleven novels.
This turned out to be just about the limit of my discoveries online. A few scans can be discovered here and there but I realised that buying my own copies of these vintage pulps was going to be the best way to see that material. This was something of a daunting task with 132 issues to find; 54 from the UK and 78 from the US. Fortunately there’s a thriving market for vintage pulps, particularly in the US. The same vendors I had used to acquire old editions of the Hornblower books also carried many old magazine issues. The main sources are probably no surprise to book lovers on the Internet: AbeBooks.com, Biblio.com and eBay. There’s substantial but not complete overlap between the first two of these as many book sellers use both services.
One of the biggest frustrations was the existence of separate Argosy magazines in the US and the UK, both of them publishing Forester stories. Then there’s the varying format of dates in use so that I was forced to search by year only and manually check through the results. One bonus is that all three sites have a facility to automatically send email when new items match a search. It’s necessary to be enterprising with eBay as it tries hard to hide listings where the seller doesn’t offer to ship to your country. Actually most sellers will ship to other countries when asked so I ended up setting up extra eBay accounts in the US and the UK (I live in Australia) just to send me notice of local listings. The actual purchasing was done with my local eBay account once I’d confirmed shipping was possible.
At the outset, with a large number of items sought, it pays to search for big sellers who have multiple items available to save on postage. Searching for issues of interest quickly reveals the vendors with large catalogues of magazines and I was able to tick off a dozen or more items in a single purchase more than once. There are a few vendors with their own web sites. I found http://www.tilleysvintagemagazines.com, http://www.vinmagarchive.com and www.advertisingarchives.co.uk to be good sources for John Bull and http://www.abookman.com/ has quite a comprehensive stock of Saturday Evening Post.
Some book chapters are missing from the serialisations. It’s possible that they were published in issues that I’m not aware of and I’d be very interested to hear of these. I don’t know of any serialisation in the UK of the first five novels, up to Lord Hornblower, nor of Hornblower and the Crisis. If these novels were serialised perhaps it was in newspapers or in some other place that’s not well indexed on the Internet. The only exception is that an excerpt from The Happy Return was published in the May 1949 Argosy (UK) as The Lydia and the Natividad, in the middle of their serialisation of Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. Both the Argosy (UK) and The Saturday Evening Post in the US omitted a chapter, The Man Who Saw God, from that book. Later, The Guns of Carabobo was omitted from Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies in the US though it was printed in John Bull in the UK. Finally, Hornblower and the Hotspur appeared only in very abbreviated form in US magazines in a single issue of Argosy (US).
I find some interest in the way the final chapters of Lieutenant Hornblower are given a separate title in serialisation: High Stakes Mr Hornblower in the US and Hornblower the Gambler in the UK. The long gap in the action and some problems with the chronology are further hints that these chapters were written substantially later. Similarly, in the UK the first part of Hornblower and the Atropos is published under the separate title Hornblower and the Nelson Touch.
None of the issues seem to be especially expensive on account of their Forester content but some are priced at a premium for other reasons. The last instalment of Ship of the Line in Argosy (US) shares its pages with the first instalment of a new Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel The Synthetic Men of Mars. So too The Saturday Evening Post’s front page was famously often illustrated by Norman Rockwell so Hornblower stories inside some sought-after covers come at a higher cost.
Still, patience and careful searching has paid off and my US collection is now complete. The UK seems to be harder with a much smaller range of old magazines for sale. Unsurprisingly the oldest issues are the most problematic with the 1940s Argosy (UK) scarce and John Bull from the early 1950s not much better. I still lack four issues in all.
What if patience runs out? To work around the problem of the missing issues I resorted to inter-library document delivery services to fill in the final gaps in my collection. This is not a money-saving option! The cost of obtaining a dozen or so pages of Hornblower content is often more than that of buying a whole vintage issue. The services are more attuned to scientific journals than to popular periodicals and sometimes had difficulty dealing with stories heavily interspersed with advertising and often continued on the back pages. But with some effort I now have the complete text of Hornblower as originally serialised. Below is a table listing all the Hornblower first editions that I’m aware of both in book and serialised form published in the UK and the US.
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 | ||
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, Boston | 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | Oct 1962 | Argosy (US) | 355 | 4 | 27–29, 99–114 |
Hornblower and the Hotspur | 27 Jul 1962 | Michael Joseph | 287 | ||
Hornblower and the Hotspur | 1 Aug 1962 | Little Brown | 344 | ||
The Hornblower Companion | 4 Dec 1964 | Michael Joseph | 140 | ||
The Hornblower Companion | 6 Dec 1964 | Little Brown | 149 | ||
The Last Encounter | 4 Jun 1967 | In “Hornblower and the Crisis” | 159–174 | ||
The Last Encounter | Apr 1967 | Argosy (US) | 364 | 4 | 31–34, 94–95 |
The Last Encounter | 8 Nov 1967 | In “Hornblower During the Crisis” | 157–174 | ||
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 and the Crisis | 4 Jun 1967 | Michael Joseph, London | 175 | ||
Hornblower During the Crisis | 8 Nov 1967 | Little Brown, Boston | 174 | ||
Hornblower One More Time | 4 Jul 1976 | Non Profit Press | 71 |
Notes on Dates of Publication
Almost all the novels have dates based on newspaper announcements so these should be correct to the day. Two or three from the 1960s are based on the dates of newspaper reviews only so these might be a few days later 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 from the shelves, i.e., they were available some days earlier than stated. For monthlies I’ve given only the month noted in the issue but they will have been available for most of the preceding month. See the list of publishers below for details. The exact date for “The Hornblower Companion” is uncertain: I’ve given the dates of the earliest newspaper advertisements which 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 anniversary of Hornblower’s birth.
Notes on the Arrangement of Titles
Each Hornblower text is shown appearing in up to four publications: US Book, US Magazine, UK Book and UK Magazine. All publications of the same text are grouped inside heavy borders which are sorted by date of first publication. Within the heavy borders any serialisations are grouped together and each publication is again sorted by date of first publication. Book titles and dates of publication are shown in bold.
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
Publishers
- Argosy (UK), Amalgamated Press, London. Monthly: on sale from the 7th of the preceding month in 1941 and on the 10th in 1948–1951.
- Argosy (US), Popular Publications, New York. Weekly: on sale from the Tuesday (Wednesday in 1941) preceding the Saturday cover date. By the 1960s it was monthly: on sale from the 18th of the preceding month.
- Collier’s, Crowell-Collier Publishing, Springfield Ohio. Weekly: on sale during the week preceding the Saturday cover date.
- John Bull Weekly, Odhams Press, London. Weekly: on sale from the Wednesday preceding the Saturday cover date.
- Little Brown, Boston.
- Michael Joseph, London.
- Non-Profit Press, Tacoma, Washington.
- The Saturday Evening Post, Curtis Publishing, Philadelphia. Weekly: on sale during the week preceding the Saturday cover date. By the 1960s it was fortnightly.
- Today, Odhams Press, London. Weekly: on sale from the Tuesday preceding the Saturday cover date.