All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Spotting and wear to the corners, cracked front hinge needs attention. Forester s 1936 masterpiece follows herbert curzon, who fumbled a fortuitous early step on the path to. Forester is best known for his novels about royal navy hero horatio hornblower and the general, published in 1936 just before the first of those, is in many ways similar. Forester to horatio as hes commanding a 36 gun frigate called hms lydia. This belies the conventional portrait of uncaring chateau generals and gives a complex portrait of someone of limited ability but brave. I mean, theres nothing special about him to the point that it makes him special. Being also known for his horatio hornblower novels and 1935s the african queen, forester attempted in the work to portray the then recently finished conflict of world war one in a decidedly realistic though still narrativebased and compelling fashion.
Forester and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Forester, or cecil scott forester, was a british novelist of much acclaim during his time. Forester, british historical novelist and journalist best known as the creator of the british naval officer horatio hornblower, whose rise from midshipman to admiral and peer during the napoleonic wars is told in a series of 12 novels, beginning with the happy return 1937. Thats where, more than 200 years ago, the united states was threatened by pirates who snat. Forester, which i just finished reading last night. But the army, desperate for officers in the opening months of ww i, hands curzon, a new division to train. He then wrote many bestselling novelsafrican queen and the general among thembefore he wrote the first of his hornblower stories in.
Forester on a special bookplate designed especially for the book society by rex whistler. They are to set a course for the pacific coast of nicaragua where they have been ordered to supply don julian alvarado, a landowner local based there. Bartlett herbert curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distinction in the boer war. By 1916, he is a general in command of 100,000 british soldiers, whom he leads through the horrors of the somme and passchendaele, a position for which he is entirely unsuited and intellectually unprepared. Chiefly known for his hornblower series of novels, he was a wellregarded novelist mounting up around thirtyfive novels during his sixtysix years. On the outbreak of world war ii he worked for the british ministry of information in america writing propaganda. President trumps chief of staff john kelly is an avid reader. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
He is probably bestremembered for his 12book horatio hornblower series which he began in 1937 and ended in 1962. Commencing in the month of june in the year 1808, were first introduced by c. Forester s 1936 masterpiece follows lt general herbert curzon, who fumbled a fortuitous early step on the path to glory in the boer war. But also powerfully damned is the same spirit which caused a hundred reallife british generals to serve as high priests at the bloodiest human sacrifice in the nations history. Buy a cheap copy of lieutenant hornblower book by c. Forester is best known for his novels of the royal navy in the days of sail, especially the series about capt. After studying medicine, he rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Forester, best known as the creator of fictional royal navy officer horatio hornblower. What we have is a lean, ironic, and acerbic picture of an exemplar of british military leadership during the first world war. Forester created quite a sympathetic character in the general.
The book society also published this book in conjunction with michael joseph. Wonderfully human with forester s droll relish for human folly on full display, this is the story of a man of his time who is anything. Can you sympathize with someone who gets a lot of people killed. Peninsular war novels in death to the french published in the united states as rifleman dodd and the gun filmed as the pride and the passion in 1957. Not only must hornblower reverse his previous successes, this time against an alerted and ideological committed enemy, but he becomes burdened with the need to safeguard an unmarried english noblewoman whose politically powerful connections must not be affronted. George smith was an english school teacher in cairo, egypt, in a school set up by the british protectorate to give upperclass egyptian boys a taste of english schooling. It is the story of how herbert curzon rose, due to time, place and, most of all, serendipity, from being a lowly cavalry subaltern in the second boer war to becoming lieutenantgeneral sir herbert curzon, k. The ship, mr midshipman hornblower, the earthly paradise, the general, the captain from connecticut and the african queen.
It nestled next to a biography of winston churchill written in 1940 which was also fascinating. The focus stays with the pointofview of the central character, but an omniscient narrator comments on his decisions and offers broader background. Forester from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. Herbert curzon is a major in the british army when wwi breaks out. Forester s books, but had never come across the general until i found a copy last year in a secondhand shop. Survival through the early slaughters in which so many fellowofficers perished then brings him rapid promotion. In this gripping tale of turmoil and triumph on the high seas, horatio hornblower emerges from his apprenticeship as midshipman to face new responsibilities thrust.
Herbert curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distinction in the boer war. A masterful and insightful study about the perils of hubris and unquestioning duty in leadership, the general is a fable for our times. The general has achieved a recent notoriety as the book white house chief of staff for now general john kelley reads after every promotion. Cecil scott forester, 18991966, british novelist, b. The nautical and aviation publishing company of america. S forester ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
Forester offers the analogy of expending more and more energy and resources trying to remove a screw from a board, by simply applying ones extensive experience removing nails. The assumed pseudonym of one cecil louis troughton smith, c. Forester was the pen name of cecil louis troughton smith 27 august 1899 2 april 1966, an english novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. Foresters other novels include the african queen 1935 and the general 1936. In 1940 forester moved to berkeley, california, where he lived for many years between his world war ii and postwar travels. Forester after 1938 are being published as ebooks by enet press starting in 2011. Horatio hornblower complete novels c s forester pdf. In april of 1966, while writing hornblower and the crisis, c. The general great war stories by c s forester isbn. C s forester project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. He is best known for his horatio hornblower series as well as his novel the african queen, the latter of which was adapted to film by legendary director john huston in 1951. Horatio hornblower complete novels illustrated with maps c s forester pdf addeddate. Forester was the pen name of english novelist cecil louis troughton smith 18991966, who wrote naval adventure novels and stories. One of his favorite books is the general, a wwi novel by c.
C s forester was always a good,if not great writer and in this book gives a convincing portrait of a ww1 general. The good shepherd 1955 is a nautical and war novel by c. That first book was beat to quarters, chronologically the fifth volume in tracing the career of hornblower. And since im a longtime fan of forester s horatio hornblower books, i decided to check it out. The english title was the happy return, its irony suiting c. Buy the general first edition thus by c s forester isbn.
Horatio hornblower complete novels illustrated with maps pdf format. A superb yet neglected novel, the general is the most vivid, moving and devastating wordportrait of a world war one british commander ever written, here reintroduced by max hastings. The hero of the good shepherd is commander krause, the captain of the fictional us navy mahan class destroyer uss keeling in world war ii. Navy officer who is the protagonist of a series of novels by c.
Forester, born in august, 1899, was the fifth and last child of george foster smith and sarah medhurst troughton. Forester was a famous english novelist, who is bestremembered for the creation of the character, horatio hornblower. Forester is best known for his works of historical fiction with maritime themes. Foresters central character is george krause, an american destroyer commander in his mid40s who is in command of the convoys fourship escort. Herbert curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distin.