The Happy Return
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The Happy Return is a historical naval adventure novel by C. S. Forester that introduces Captain Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure novel
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historical novel ⓘ nautical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film "Captain Horatio Hornblower" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Beat to Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAsRegion | United States title: "Beat to Quarters" ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Forester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bush
NERFINISHED
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Don Julian Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ Horatio Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Barbara Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Gregory Peck
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByInPublicationOrder |
A Ship of the Line
NERFINISHED
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Flying Colours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsInInternalChronology | Mr. Midshipman Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty versus personal feelings
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honour and command responsibility ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ political alliances and betrayal ⓘ |
| internalChronologyOrder | later than Mr. Midshipman Hornblower ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesOrder | first published in Hornblower series ⓘ |
| mainProtagonistRank | Royal Navy captain ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | first published Hornblower novel ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Michael Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Hornblower commands HMS Lydia on a secret mission to Central America
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Hornblower is ordered to support the rebel leader Don Julian Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ Hornblower later receives orders that Britain has allied with Spain ⓘ Hornblower must reverse his support for Alvarado after the alliance shift NERFINISHED ⓘ Hornblower rescues Lady Barbara Wellesley ⓘ |
| protagonistShip | HMS Lydia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| series | Horatio Hornblower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Pacific coast of Central America ⓘ |
| settingYear | 1808 ⓘ |
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