The Happy Return
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Michael Joseph, 1937
- Series
- Horatio Hornblower
The first edition of The Happy Return by C. S. Forester was published in London by Michael Joseph in 1937. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 9 on Open Library, 8 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Happy Return?
The first edition of The Happy Return by C. S. Forester was published in London by Michael Joseph in 1937.
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