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Cecil Louis Troughton Smith , known by his pen name Cecil Scott "C. S." Forester, was an English novelist known for writing tales of naval warfare, such as the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic wars. The Hornblower novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1938. His other works include The African Queen . Wikipedia  

✵ 27. August 1899 – 2. April 1966

Works

A Ship of the Line
A Ship of the Line
C. S. Forester
Lord Hornblower
Lord Hornblower
C. S. Forester
The African Queen
The African Queen
C. S. Forester
A Ship of the Line
A Ship of the Line
C. S. Forester
Lord Hornblower
Lord Hornblower
C. S. Forester
The African Queen
The African Queen
C. S. Forester
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Famous C. S. Forester Quotes

“The lucky man is he who knows how much to leave to chance.”

C. S. Forester book Lord Hornblower

Lord Hornblower (1946), p. 52.

“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.”

C. S. Forester book The African Queen

The African Queen (1935)

“"I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower." That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.”

C. S. Forester book A Ship of the Line

A Ship of the Line (1938)

“I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower.”

C. S. Forester book A Ship of the Line

That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing.
A Ship of the Line (1938)

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