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

Born 27 Aug 1899
Died 2 Apr 1966
Subjects
Fiction, Horatio Hornblower (Fictitious character), Naval History, Fiction, historical, general, Hornblower, horatio (fictitious character), fiction, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Fiction in English, Peninsular war, 1807-1814, fiction, History, Fiction, historical, Fiction, action & adventure, Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction, Fiction, general, Great britain, fiction, History, Naval, English Sea stories, Sea stories, Fiction, war & military, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English War stories, Large type books, Literature, Open Library Staff Picks, Peninsular War, 1807-1814, Admirals
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Great Britain, United States, Central Africa, Grande-Bretagne, West Indies, Africa, Antilles, Baker Street, Congo (Democratic Republic), England, Europe, France, Germany, Gran Bretanya, Großbritannien, Italy and the West Indies, Jamaica, London, Mediterranean Region, North Africa, Portugal, South Pacific, Spain Salas Leon, Westindien, the coasts of Spain
People
Horatio Hornblower, C. S. Forester (1899-1966), Admirals, Amiraux, Archie, Carlos, Cecil Scott Forester (1899-1966), Christopher Columbus, Duncan Ross, Fortunato, Horatio (Fictitious character) Hornblower, Horatio Hornblower (Fictitious character), Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount, Horatio Nelson Nelson Viscount (1758-1805), Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Jorge of the Gun, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Marine, Midshipmen, Montresor, Mr. Merryweather, Navy
Time
19th century, War of 1812, 1789-1820, 18th century, 1714-1837, 1789-1900, 1793, 1800-1815, 1821, 1890, 1933-1945, 1942, 19e siècle, 19e siècle, 19th century naval warfare, 20th century, Napoleonic Conquest, 1808-1813, Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Siglo XIX, Tripolitan War, 1801-1805, World War 1, carnival

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  • 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