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C. S. Forester
C. S. Forester (Cecil Scott Forester), 1899–1966, British novelist, b. Cairo, Egypt, educated in England. A prolific and popular author, C. S. Forester is best known for his novels of the royal navy in the days of sail, especially the series about Capt. Horatio Hornblower, naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars. Among his other well-known works are Payment Deferred (1926), The African Queen (1935), and The Good Shepherd (1955).
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"C. S. Forester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "C. S. Forester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Forester.html "C. S. Forester." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Forester.html |
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Forester, C. S.
Forester, C. S. ( Cecil Scott Forester Cecil Lewis Troughton Smith) (1899–1966), is principally remembered for his seafaring novels set during the Napoleonic wars, featuring Horatio Hornblower, introduced in 1937 in The Happy Return. His other works include Brown on Resolution (1929), The African Queen (1935), and The Hornblower Companion (1964).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Forester, C. S." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Forester, C. S." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ForesterCS.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Forester, C. S." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ForesterCS.html |
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Forester, C.S.
Forester, C.S. ( Cecil Scott) (1899–1966) British writer, b. Egypt. Forester is perhaps best remembered for a 12-novel saga about Horatio Hornblower, a naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars; the series began with The Happy Return (1937). His other works include The Gun (1933) and The African Queen (1935).
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"Forester, C.S." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Forester, C.S." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ForesterCS.html "Forester, C.S." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ForesterCS.html |
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