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C. S. Forester

Cecil Scott Forester, an Englishman, was born in Cairo in 1899, the son of a British army officer. He was educated in London, and for a time he studied medicine. After a World War I stint in the infantry, however, he decided to be a poet. This was a shortlived pursuit and he soon turned to biography and fiction. He then wrote many best-selling novels—African Queen and The General among them—before he wrote the first of his Hornblower stories in 1937. That first book was Beat to Quarters, chronologically the fifth volume in tracing the career of Hornblower. In 1940 Forester moved to Berkeley, California, where he lived for many years between his World War II and postwar travels. In April of 1966, while writing Hornblower and the Crisis, C. S. Forester died. Today, the popularity of his writing still continues to grow, and the names of both Forester and Hornblower have become synonymous with the greatest names in naval literature.

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British novelist, "Hornblower" author (1899–1966)

Born 27 Aug 1899
Died 2 Apr 1966

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    Cover of edition lordhornblowe00fore First published in 1946 — 20 editions
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    First published in 1920 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Hornblower and the Hotspur

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  • Cover of: The ship: Mr Midshipman Hornblower ; The earthly paradise ; The general ; The captain from Connecticut ; The 'African Queen'

    First published in 1943 — 12 editions
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    First published in 1929 — 12 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 11 editions
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    First published in 1936 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1940 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1945 — 7 editions
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British novelist, "Hornblower" author (1899–1966)

Born 27 Aug 1899
Died 2 Apr 1966

Subjects

Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, Hornblower, horatio (fictitious character), fiction, Horatio Hornblower (Fictitious character), Peninsular war, 1807-1814, fiction, Naval History, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Fiction, action & adventure, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, war & military, History, Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction, English literature, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, History, Naval, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, historical, Peninsular War, 1807-1814, World War, 1939-1945, Sea stories, Children's fiction, English Sea stories, Large type books, British Naval operations

Places

Great Britain, France, Central Africa, Africa, England, Germany, Grande-Bretagne, United States, West Indies, Congo (Democratic Republic), Europe, Italy, South Pacific, Spain, Spain Salas Leon

People

Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715), Christopher Columbus, Horatio Hornblower, Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), C. S. Forester (1899-1966), Cecil Scott Forester (1899-1966), Horatio (Fictitious character) Hornblower, Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount, Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount (1758-1805), Jorge of the Gun, Joséphine Empress, Consort of Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1763-1814), Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy (1820-1878), napoleon

Time

19th century, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Napoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813, War of 1812, 1714-1837, 1789-1820, 1789-1900, 1800-1815, 1810, 1815-1870, 1870-1914, 18th century, 1933-1945, 1942, 19e siècle, 20th century, Siglo XIX, World War 1

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Alternative names

  • Cecil Scott Forester
  • C.S. Forester
  • Cecil S. Forester
  • Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
  • Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester
  • C. S. C. S. Forester
  • C. S. C. S. FORESTER
  • C. C. S. FORESTER

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August 1, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 1, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 18, 2021 Edited by dcapillae expanded dates
October 18, 2021 Edited by dcapillae removed wrong names
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import