Lord Hornblower

Lord Hornblower
First edition
AuthorC. S. Forester
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHoratio Hornblower
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMichael Joseph, London
Publication date
1946
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages224 pp
OCLC16481131
Preceded byThe Commodore
(Commodore Hornblower)
(1945) 
Followed byHornblower in the West Indies
(1958) 
TextLord Hornblower online

Lord Hornblower (published 1946) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester, originally intended to be the last in the series.

Hornblower is tasked with suppressing a mutiny on board a Royal Navy ship. He succeeds, and with reinforcements captures Le Havre. There follow several adventures and a disastrous affair in France, with Hornblower's eventual repatriation and reconciliation with his wife.