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C.S. Forester
Author profile
born
in Cairo, Egypt
December 13, 1901
died
April 02, 1966
gender
male
genre
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Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
— published 1950 — 45 editions |
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Lieutenant Hornblower
— published 1952 — 38 editions |
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Beat to Quarters
— published 1937 — 5 editions |
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Hornblower: Hornblower and the Hotspur
— published 1962 — 36 editions |
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Hornblower and the Atropos
— published 1953 — 33 editions |
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Ship of the Line
— published 1938 — 28 editions |
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Lord Hornblower
— published 1946 — 34 editions |
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The African Queen
— published 1935 — 37 editions |
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Flying Colours
— published 1938 — 29 editions |
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Commodore Hornblower
— published 1945 — 25 editions |
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“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.”
― C.S. Forester, The African Queen
― C.S. Forester, The African Queen
“Clairvoyant, Hornblower could foresee that in a year's time, the world would hardy remember the incident. In twenty years, it would be entirely forgotten. Yet those headless corpses up there in Muzillac; those shattered redcoats; those Frenchmen caught in the four-pounder's blast of canister -- they were as dead as if it had been a day in which history had been changed.”
― C.S. Forester, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
― C.S. Forester, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
“I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower.'
That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing...”
― C.S. Forester, Ship of the Line
That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing...”
― C.S. Forester, Ship of the Line
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