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C.S. Forester
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born
December 13, 1901
died
April 02, 1966
gender
male
place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
genre
Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
about this author
Cecil Scott Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith, an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of adventure and military crusades. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, about naval warfare during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.
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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 (African Queen)
— C.S. Forester (African Queen)
"'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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