C.S. Foresterauthor profile |
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| born | December 13, 1901 |
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| died | April 02, 1966 |
| gender | male |
| place of birth | Cairo, Egypt |
| genre | Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction |
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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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books by C.S. Forestercombine editionsavg rating: 4.06 | 3869 ratings | 75 distinct works see all books by C.S. Forester » |
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quotes by C.S. Forester
"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)
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