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C.S. Forester






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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avg rating: 4.01 | 8,089 ratings | 522 reviews | 88 distinct works | 25 fans
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (Book 1 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.01 — 956 ratings — published 1950
28 editions
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Lieutenant Hornblower Lieutenant Hornblower (Book 2 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.09 — 813 ratings — published 1951
22 editions
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Hornblower and the Hotspur Hornblower and the Hotspur (Book 3 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.06 — 660 ratings — published 1920
19 editions
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Beat to Quarters Beat to Quarters (Book 5 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.18 — 637 ratings — published 1937
16 editions
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Ship of the Line Ship of the Line (Book 6 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.20 — 547 ratings — published 1938
12 editions
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Hornblower and the Atropos Hornblower and the Atropos (Book 4 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 3.97 — 576 ratings — published 1953
20 editions
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Flying Colours Flying Colours (Book 7 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.12 — 527 ratings — published 1938
16 editions
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Lord Hornblower Lord Hornblower (Book 9 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 3.88 — 495 ratings — published 1946
17 editions
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Admiral Hornblower in the West... Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Book 10 of the Hornblower Saga)
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 3.84 — 485 ratings — published 1957
15 editions
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Commodore Hornblower Commodore Hornblower (Book 8 of the Hornblower Saga )
by C.S. Forester
avg rating 4.05 — 440 ratings — published 1945
12 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 (African Queen)
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"'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)
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