"Beat to Quarters" redirects here. For the naval signal, see General quarters.
The Happy Return
First edition cover
Author
C. S. Forester
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Series
Horatio Hornblower
Genre
Historical novel
Publisher
Michael Joseph, London
Publication date
4 February 1937[1]
Media type
Hardcover & paperback
Pages
287 pp
OCLC
752876668
LC Class
PZ3.F75956 Hap PR6011.O56
Preceded by
Hornblower and the Atropos (1953)
Followed by
A Ship of the Line (1938)
The Happy Return (Beat to Quarters in the US) is the first of the Horatio Hornblower novels by C. S. Forester. It was published in 1937. The American title is derived from the expression "beat to quarters", which was the signal to prepare for combat. This book is sixth by internal chronology of the series (including the unfinished Hornblower and the Crisis). Hornblower's past history as described here does not entirely accord with his history as revealed in the stories written later, but Forester never revised the book.
It is one of three Hornblower novels adapted for the British-American film Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N., released in 1951.
^The Observer, 27 January 1937, "This Week's Diary", London, p 6
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