Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
About this book
As commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, Admiral Hornblower faces pirates, revolutionaries, and a blistering hurricane in the chaotic aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 6454 readers · 283 pages · ≈ 5 h 14 m · Light
What order should I read the Horatio Hornblower series?
Read Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies first, then follow the publication order above — Hornblower and the Atropos, then Hornblower in the West Indies.
How long does it take to read Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies?
About ≈ 5 h 14 m — 283 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies?
283 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies?
It sits on the Sea Stories, War Fiction, Young Adult shelves.
Is Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies?
The main characters include Admirals, Amiraux, Navy, Marine.
Where does Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies take place?
It is set in West Indies, Great Britain, Gran Bretanya during 19th century, 19e siècle, 1821.
Who wrote Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies?
C.S. Forester.
Horatio Hornblower — reading order
- → Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (1956) you are here
- 1 Hornblower and the Atropos (1920)
- 2 Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
“REAR ADMIRAL LORD HORNBLOWER, for all his proud appointment as commander-in-chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in the West Indies, paid his official visit to New Orleans in H.M. schooner Crab, mounting only two six-pounders and with a crew of no more than sixteen men, not counting supernumeraries.”