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    (27 August 1899 – 2 April 1966), known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare,...
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    Born in East Dulwich, London, England, Forester was the elder son of the writer and novelist C. S. Forester and his wife Kathleen. He moved with his...
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  • British fleet, C. S. Forester, which had been fishing inside the 12 nmi (22 km) limit, was shelled and captured by the Icelandic gunboat V/s Þór ("Thor")...
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    Indies by C. S. Forester) Clorinda (from Hornblower in the West Indies by C. S. Forester) Crab (from Hornblower in the West Indies by C. S. Forester) Harvey...
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  • series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films and radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated...
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  • Quarters in the US) is the first of the Horatio Hornblower novels by C. S. Forester. It was published in 1937. The American title is derived from the expression...
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    The Subaru Forester (Japanese: スバル・フォレスター, Hepburn: Subaru Foresutā) is a compact crossover SUV that has been manufactured by Subaru since 1997. The first...
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  • British historical fiction war television films based on three of C. S. Forester's ten novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal...
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  • the heart of the canon of an author often compared to Jane Austen, C. S. Forester and other British authors central to English literature. The 2003 film...
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    Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978 0 7509 6879 9. Forester, C. S. (1962). Hornblower and the Hotspur. Michael Joseph. Thumbnails of pictures...
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  • seeking an author to follow in the footsteps of C S Forester, creator of the Hornblower series of novels. Forester had died in 1966 and a year later, at the...
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  • 1936 novel authored by writer C. S. Forester. Known for his Horatio Hornblower novels and 1935's The African Queen, Forester attempted in the work to portray...
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  • three of C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower novels: The Happy Return (1937), A Ship of the Line (1938), and Flying Colours (1938). Forester is credited...
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    The African Queen (film) (category Films based on works by C. S. Forester)
    1951 adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. The film was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and...
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  • a 1967 historical novel by C. S. Forester. It forms part of the Horatio Hornblower series, and as a result of Forester's death in 1966, it was left unfinished...
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  • the Seas by Jules Verne, 1868 African Queen – The African Queen by C. S. Forester, 1935 Alice May – from the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert...
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    propaganda work. In 1942 the writer C. S. Forester asked him to provide details of his experiences in North Africa which Forester hoped to use in an article in...
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  • Commodore (published 1945) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. It was published in the United States under the title Commodore Hornblower...
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  • Greyhound (film) (category Films based on works by C. S. Forester)
    screenplay. The film is based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, and follows a US Navy commander on his first assignment commanding...
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  • Hornblower (published 1952) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. It is the second book in the series chronologically, but the seventh...
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  • The Good Shepherd (novel) (category Novels by C. S. Forester)
    a 1955 British novel about nautical warfare during World War II, by C. S. Forester, exploring the difficulties of the Battle of the Atlantic, specifically...
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    adapted from the novels about Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower by C. S. Forester. Nowadays the tall ship is used mainly in sailing events, for corporate...
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  • The Last Encounter (category Short stories by C. S. Forester)
    "The Last Encounter" is a short story by C. S. Forester which provides the final chapter in the life of his fictional naval hero Horatio Hornblower. It...
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    inspiration for the short story "The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck" by C. S. Forester. In this version the hero, Ed Jones, remains at his station aboard the...
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  • Hornblower, the protagonist in a series of novels and short stories by C.S. Forester. The Even Chance is the name given to the film in the United Kingdom...
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  • The African Queen (novel) (category Novels by C. S. Forester)
    The African Queen is a 1935 novel written by English author C. S. Forester. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name. In August/September 1914...
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  • Midshipman Hornblower is a 1950 Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. Although it may be considered as the first episode in the Hornblower...
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  • the Hotspur (published 1962) is a Horatio Hornblower novel written by C. S. Forester. It is the third book in the series chronologically, but the tenth by...
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    Dahl met the noted British novelist C. S. Forester, who was also working to aid the British war effort. Forester worked for the British Ministry of Information...
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    became an American citizen. As a child, Cornwell loved the novels of C. S. Forester which chronicled the adventures of fictional British naval officer Horatio...
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