| "The Last Encounter" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by C. S. Forester | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical short story |
| Publication | |
| Publisher | Sunday Mirror |
| Media type | Print (newspaper) |
| Publication date | 1966 |
| Series | Horatio Hornblower |
"The Last Encounter" is a short story by C. S. Forester which provides the final chapter in the life of his fictional naval hero Horatio Hornblower. It first appeared in the 8 May 1966 Sunday Mirror.[1] The following year it was published together with the unfinished novel Hornblower and the Crisis and another short story, "Hornblower and the Widow McCool".