are : The Even Chance (aka, The Duel) (also includes material from "The Cargo of Rice", "The Man Who Felt Queer" and "The Man Who Saw God") The Examination for Lieutenant (aka, The Fire Ships) (also includes material from "Noah's Ark") The Duchess and the Devil The Frogs and the Lobsters (aka, The Wrong War) Sources Forester, C.S, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower'', Michael Joseph, London (1st ed. 1 June 1950) External links Prequel novels Hornblower books 1950 British novels Novels set during the French Revolutionary War British novels adapted into television shows British novels adapted into films Michael Joseph books