Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Mr.Midshipman Hornblower
Entered Apr 2, 1950 · peaked at #8 on Apr 16, 1950 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen May 21, 1950
- Book Power
- 31.3
- share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- never number one
- Top-ten weeks
- 4
- weeks at #10 or better
- Weeks on list
- 8
- April 1950 – May 1950
Ranked by Book Power, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a list published by anyone else. How it works →
The run
Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.What it earned each author
Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.
| Author | Credit | Credit share | Power contributed |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. S. Forester | primary | 100% | 31.3 |
The top ten the week it peaked
See Apr 16, 1950 on the timeline →- #1The WallJohn Hersey
- #2The CardinalHenry Morton Robinson
- #3The EgyptianMika Waltari
- #4The ParasitesDaphne Du Maurier
- #5Jubilee TrailGwen Bristow
- #6The King's CavalierSamuel Shellabarger
- #7The Horse's MouthJoyce Cary
- #8Mr.Midshipman HornblowerC. S. Forester
- #9Gentian HillElizabeth Goudge
- #10The FeastMargaret Kennedy